Google Scholar Citations: 23,200 times, H-index: 83 (by 03/2025)

Books:

[B9] Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Reproductive Medicine, G.Q. Shan, H. Liu, Z.R. Zhang, and Y. Sun, Elsevier, 2025.

[B8] Robotic Manipulation of Reproductive Cells, C.S. Dai and Yu Sun, Springer, 2024.

[B7] Robotics for Cell Manipulation and Characterization, C.S. Dai, G.Q. Shan, and Yu Sun, Elsevier, 2024.

[B6] Transfer Printing Technologies and Applications, C.H. Cao and Yu Sun, Elsevier, 2024.

[B5] Field-Driven Micro-Nano Robots, Yu Sun, X. Wang, and J.F. Yu, Springer-New York, 2022.

[B4] Micro-Nano Systems for Biophysical Studies of Cells and Small Organisms, X.Y. Liu and Yu Sun, Elsevier, 2021.

[B3] Nanopositioning Technologies: Fundamentals and Applications, C.H. Ru, X.Y. Liu, and Yu Sun, Springer-New York, 2016.

[B2] Integrative Mechanobiology: Micro- and Nano- Techniques in Cell Mechanobiology, Yu Sun, D.H. Kim, and C.A. Simmons, Cambridge University Press, 2015.

[B1] Micro- and Nanomanipulation Tools, Yu Sun and X.Y. Liu, Wiley-VCH, 2015.

Journal Articles (Published/Accepted):

[J301] M. Zhu, K.W. Zhang, E.C. Thomas, R. Xu, B. Ciruna, S. Hopyan, and Y. Sun, "Tissue stiffness mapping by light sheet elastography," Science Advances, Vol. 11, article number: eadt7274, 2025.

[J300] H. Chen#, J.H. Law#, Y.B. Wang, Z.H. Chen, X.Z. Du, K.W. Fang, Z. Wang*, F. Duan*, Y. Sun,* and J.F. Yu*, "Microgel swarms for intrabronchial targeted delivery," Science Advances, Vol. 11, article number: eadr3356, 2025.

[J299] H. Liu, L.B. Chen, G.Q. Shan, C. Sun, H.Q. Liao, C.F. Lu, S.P. Zhang, S.N. Dong, X.X. Xu, Q.Y. Yan, F. Gong, Z.R. Zhang, C.S. Dai, W.Y. Chen, H.C. Song, L. Chen, S.S. Wang*, H.X. Sun*, G. Lin*, Y. Sun*, and Y.F. Gu*, "An interpretable artificial intelligence approach to differentiate between blastocysts with similar or same morphological grades," Human Reproduction, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaf066, 2025. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J298] H.Y. Pu, L.S. Mou, S.J. Yuan, J.H. Zhu, H.J. Zhang, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, "Magnet-based mechanical logic gates with programmability and continuous operation capability in high-radiation environments," IEEE Trans. Mechatronics, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2025.3554874, 2025.

[J297] H.Y. Gu, R.A. Zhai, C.F. Yue, Y. Sun*, and C.S. Dai*, "Automated sperm immobilization with compensation for sperm intrinsic and fluid flow-induced movements," IEEE Trans. Mechatronics, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2025.3545921, 2025.

[J296] J.D. Ye, X.J. Liu, H. Madhusudanan, Y. Wang, J.H. Zhu, Y. Wang, C.H. Ru, X.Y. Liu, and Y. Sun, "Automatic point cloud clustering method for surface defect diagnosis," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, accepted for publication, 2025.

[J295] K. Seaman, C.Y. Lin, X. Song, A. Sassi, W.W. Du, B. Yang, Y. Sun, and L.D. You, "Mechanical loading of osteocytes via oscillatory fluid flow regulates early-stage PC-3 prostate cancer metastasis to bone," Advanced Biology, article #: 2400824, 2025.

[J294] L.X. Zheng, G. Li, H.N. Du, Z.H. Li, B.R. Xu, F. Yang, Y.N. Mao, J. Wei, R.X. Fu, N. Liu, S.L. Zhang, L.Q. Liu, W.J. Li, and Y. Sun, "Automated and collision-free navigation of multiple micro-objects in obstacle-dense microenvironments using optoelectronic tweezers," Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 11, article #: 49, 2025.

[J293] H.C. Song, W.Y. Chen, G.Q. Shan, C.S. Dai, S. Yang, A.J. Jiang, H. Liu, Z.R. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Automated sperm tracking and immobilization with a clinically-compatible XYZ stage," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, doi: 10.1109/TASE.2025.3529283, 2025.

[J292] J. Fan, A.W. Erickson, J. Carrillo-Garcia, X. Wang, P. Skowron, X. Wang, X. Chen, G.Q. Shan, W.K. Dou, S. Bahrampour, Y. Xiong, W.F. Dong, N. Abeysundara, M.A. Francisco, R.J. Pusong, W. Wang, M. Li, E. Ying, R. Suárez, H. Farooq, B.L. Holgado, X.C. Wu, C. Daniels, A.J. Dupuy, J. Cadiñanos, A. Bradley, A. Bagchi, B.S. Moriarity, D.A. Largaespada, A.S. Morrissy, V. Ramaswamy, S.C. Mack, L. Garzia, P.B. Dirks, X.J. Li, S.Y. Wanggou, S. Egan, Y. Sun, M.D. Taylor, and X. Huang, "A forward genetic screen identifies potassium channel essentiality in SHH medulloblastoma maintenance," Developmental Cell, Vol. 60, pp. 1-18, 2025.

[J291] P. Pan, P.S. Zhang, S. Premachandran, R. Peng, S.J. Wang, Q.G. Fan, Y. Sun, J.A. Calarco, and X.Y. Liu, "High-resolution imaging and morphological phenotyping of C. elegans through stable robotic sample rotation and artificial intelligence-based 3-dimensional reconstruction," Research, Vol. 7, article #: 0513, 2024.

[J290] W.K. Dou, G.Q. Shan, Q.L. Zhao, M. Malhi, A.J. Jiang, Z.R. Zhang, A. González-Guerra, S.J. Fu, J.H. Law, R. Hamilton, J.A. Bernal, X.Y. Liu, Y. Sun*, and J.T. Maynes*, "Robotic manipulation of cardiomyocytes to identify gap junction modifiers for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy," Science Robotics, Vol. 9, article #: eadm8233, 2024.

[J289] W.T. Tang, J.T. Wang, A.J. Jiang, and Y. Sun, "Stiffening of the cytoplasm in response to intracellularly applied forces," Nano Letters, Vol. 24, pp. 13085-13093, 2024.

[J288] N.C. Wu, R. Quevedo, M. Nurse, K. Hezaveh, H.J. Liu, F.M. Sun, J. Muffat, Y. Sun, C.A. Simmons, T.L. McGaha, P. Prinos, C.H. Arrowsmith, L. Ailles, E. D’Arcangelo, and A.P. McGuigan, "The use of a multi-metric readout screen to identify EHMT2/G9a-Inhibition as a modulator of cancer-associated fibroblast activation state," Biomaterials, article #: 122879, 2024.

[J287] C.Y. Lin, A. Sassi, Y.N. Wu, K. Seaman, W.T. Tang, X. Song, R. Bienenstock, H. Yokota, Y. Sun, F. Geng, L.Y. Wang, and L.D. You, "Mechanotransduction pathways regulating YAP nuclear translocation under Yoda1 and vibration in osteocytes," Bone, article #: 117283, 2024.

[J286] G.Q. Shan, K. Abdalla, H. Liu, C.S. Dai, J. Tan, J.H. Law, C. Steinberg, A. Li, I. Kuznyetsova, Z.R. Zhang, C. Librach, and Y. Sun, "Non-invasively predicting euploidy in human blastocysts via quantitative 3D morphology measurement: a retrospective cohort study," Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, Vol. 22, article #: 132, 2024.

[J285] A. Sassi, K. Seaman, X. Song, Y. Sun, and L.D. You, "Low-magnitude high-frequency vibration reduces prostate cancer growth and extravasation in vitro," Mechanobiology in Medicine, Vol. 2, article #: 100095, 2024.

[J284] W. Wang, W.G. Su, J.L. Han, W. Song, X.Y. Li, C.H. Xu, Y. Sun*, and L. Wang*, "Microfluidic platforms for monitoring cardiomyocyte electromechanical activity," Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 11, article #: 4, 2025.

[J283] H.B. Liu, T. Lan, T. Li, J.C. Ai, Y.Q. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Accurate backside boundary recognition of girth weld beads," Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, Volume 92, article #: 102880, 2025.

[J282] W.R. Yao, H.Y. Tian, J.X. Liu, L.G. Wu, and Y. Sun, "Time-extended consensus for multi-agent non-interactive collaboration," Automatica, Vol. 171, article #: 111985, 2024.

[J281] G.Q. Shan and Y. Sun, "Enhancing IVF success: the potential of self-supervised learning in embryo selection," Patterns (a Cell Press journal), Vol. 5, article #: 101012, 2024.

[J280] W.Y. Chen, H.C. Song, C.S. Dai, Z.J. Huang, A. Wu, G.Q. Shan, H. Liu, A.J. Jiang, X.J. Liu, C.H. Ru, K. Abdalla, S.N. Dhanani, K.F. Moosavi, S. Pathak, C. Librach, Z.R. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "CP-Net: Instance-aware part segmentation network for biological cell parsing," Medical Image Analysis, Vol. 97, article #: 103243, 2024.

[J279] D. Liu, R. Chen, J. Luo, X. Liu, and Y. Sun, "On-line evaluation for learning feasible robotic grasps with physical constraints," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2024.3451228, 2024.

[J278] J. Ouyang, D. Liu, P. Jia, X.Y. Liu, X. Liu, and Y. Sun, "NBV-HRR: next best view planning network for highly reflective region restoration in robotic 3D scanning," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, accepted for publication, 2024.

[J277] L. Wang, W. Wang, W.G. Su, J.L. Han, W. Song, X.Y. Li, C.H. Xu, and Y. Sun "Microfluidic platforms for cardiomyocytes electromechanical monitoring: methodologies, technologies, applications, and design strategies," Microsystems Nanoengineering, accepted for publication, 2024.

[J276] M. Zhu, B. Gu, E. Thomas, H. Tao, T.M. Yung, K.W. Zhang, J. Rossant, Y. Sun*, and S. Hopyan*, "A fibronectin gradient remodels mixed phase mesoderm," Science Advances, Vol. 10, article number: eadl6366, 2024.

[J275] J.Q Wang, Y.F. Jin, A.J. Jiang, W.Y. Chen, G.Q. Shan, Y.F. Gu, Y. Ming, J.C. Li, C.F. Yue, Z.J. Huang, C. Librach, G. Lin, H. Zhao, Y. Sun*, and Z.R. Zhang*, "Testing the reproducibility and effectiveness of deep learning models among clinics: sperm detection as a pilot study," Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, Vol. 22, article #: 59, 2024.

[J274] A.J. Jiang, M. Hao, Y.Q. Li, J.Q. Wang, C.F. Yue, Z.J. Huang, Y. Yang, M. Ma, C.H. Ru, Q.F. Lyu*, Y. Sun*, and Z.R. Zhang*, "Automated point-of-care semen analysis using smartphone imaging and occlusion-aware multi-object tracking," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, doi: 10.1109/TASE.2024.3378702, 2024.

[J273] R. Chen, X.Y. Zhu, Z. Yuan, H.Y. Pu, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, "A bioinspired single actuator-driven soft robot capable of multi-strategy locomotion," IEEE Trans. Robotics, Vol. 40, pp. 2149-65, 2024.

[J272] N. Liu, T.Y. Zhang, Z.H. Chen, C. Yang, J.L. Shi, T. Yue, Y.Y. Liu, H.W. Jiang, and Y. Sun, "An AFM viscoelastic characterization method for cell classification," IEEE Trans. Nanobioscience, Vol. 23, pp. 319-27, 2024.

[J271] J.F. Yu, Z.H. Chen, Y.B. Wang, H. Chen, J.H. Law, H.Y. Pu, S.R. Xie, F. Duan, Y. Sun, and N. Liu, "A magnetic multi-layer soft robot for on-demand targeted adhesion," Nature Communications, Vol. 15, article number: 644, 2024.

[J270] S. Wang, C.Y. Wang, Y.F. Zhao, Y.J. Zhang, Y.X. Zhang, X.Y. Xu, Q.J. Lin, K. Yao, Y.H. Wang, F. Han, Y. Sun, and Z.D. Jiang, "Flexible pressure sensors with ultrahigh stress tolerance enabled by periodic micro-slits," Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 10, article number: 24, 2024.

[J269] D. Zhang, H.Y. Yuan, T. Yue, M. Liu, N. Liu, and Y. Sun, "Multi-functional single cell manipulation method based on a multichannel micropipette," Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 365, article #: 114838, 2024.

[J268] O.Y. Zhang, W.R. Yao, D.S. Du, C.W. Wu, J.X. Liu, L.G. Wu, and Y. Sun, "Trajectory optimization and tracking control of free-flying space robots for capturing non-cooperative tumbling objects," Aerospace Science and Technology (Elsevier), Vol. 143, article #: 108718, 2023.

[J267] K. Seaman, Y. Sun*, and L.D. You*, "Recent advances in cancer-on-a-chip tissue models to dissect the tumour microenvironment," Med-X (Springer), Vol. 1, article number: 11, 2023.

[J266] W.T. Tang, X. Chen, X. Wang, M. Zhu, G.Q. Shan, T.C. Wang, W.K. Dou, J.T. Wang, J.H. Law, Z.Y. Gong, S. Hopyan, X. Huang, and Y. Sun, "Indentation induces instantaneous nuclear stiffening and unfolding of nuclear envelope wrinkles," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Vol. 120, article number: e2307356120, 2023.

[J265] X. Wang, Z.Y. Gong, T.C. Wang, J.H. Law, X. Chen, S.Y. Wanggou, J.T. Wang, B.B. Ying, M. Francisco, W.F. Dong, Y. Xiong, J.J. Fan, G. MacLeod, S. Angers, X.J. Li, P.B. Dirks, X.Y. Liu, X. Huang, Y. Sun, "Mechanical nanosurgery of chemoresistant glioblastoma using magnetically controlled carbon nanotubes,"Science Advances, Vol. 9, article number: eade532, 2023.

[J264] W.K. Dou, A. Daoud, X. Chen, T.C. Wang, M. Malhi, Z.Y. Gong, F.M. Langari, M. Zhu, G.Q. Shan, X. Huang, J.T. Maynes, and Y. Sun, "Ultrathin and flexible bioelectronic arrays for functional measurement of iPSC-cardiomyocytes under cardiotropic drug administration and controlled microenvironments," Nano Letters, Vol. 23, pp. 2321-31, 2023.

[J263] P.F. Xu, S.J. Wang, A. Lin, H.K. Min, Z.F. Zhou, W.K. Dou, Y. Sun, X. Huang, H. Tran, and X.Y. Liu, "Conductive and elastic bottlebrush elastomers for ultrasoft electronics", Vol. 14, article number: 623, Nature Communications, 2023.

[J262] W.X. Wang, T.R. Douglas, H.W. Zhang, A. Bhattacharya, M. Rothenbroker, W.T. Tang, Y. Sun, Z.P. Jia, J. Muffat, Y. Li, and L.Y.T. Chou, "Universal, label-free, single-molecule visualization of DNA origami nanodevices across biological samples using origamiFISH," Nature Nanotechnology, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-023-01449-5, 2023.

[J261] J.H. Law, J.F. Yu, W.T. Tang, Z.Y. Gong, X. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Micro/nanorobotic swarms: from fundamentals to functionalities," ACS Nano, Vol. 17, pp. 12971-99, 2023.

[J260] R. Chen, X.R. Tao, C.Y. Cao, P. Jiang, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, "A soft, lightweight flipping robot with versatile motion capabilities for wall-climbing applications," IEEE Trans. Robotics, Vol. 39, pp. 3960-76, 2023.

[J259] J.H. Law, X.Z. Du, W.T. Tang, J.F. Yu, and Y. Sun, "Navigation of magnetic nanoparticle swarms with maintained structural integrity in fluidic flow," IEEE Trans. on Mechatronics, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2023.3269600, 2023.

[J258] J.T. Qu, R.J. Wang, P. Pan, L.H. Du, Y. Sun, X.Y. Liu, "Optically and electrically invariant multi-color single InGaN/GaN nanowire light-emitting diodes on silicon substrate under mechanical compression," Nanoscale, Vol. 15, pp. 5671-78, 2023.

[J257] H. Liu, Z.R. Zhang, Y.F. Gu, C.S. Dai, G.Q. Shan, H.C. Song, D. Li, W.Y. Chen, G. Lin, and Y. Sun, "Development and evaluation of a live birth prediction model for evaluating human blastocysts: a retrospective study," eLife, Vol. 12, article number: e83662, 2023.

[J256] Y.Z. Hou, H.P. Wang, R.X. Fu, X. Wang, J.F. Yu, S.L. Zhang, Q. Huang, Y. Sun, and T. Fukuda, "A review on microrobots driven by optical and magnetic fields," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 23, pp. 848-68, 2023.

[J255] H. Liu, D. Li, C.S. Dai, G.Q. Shan, Z.R. Zhang, S.L. Zhuang, C.W. Lee, A. Wong, K. Abdalla, I. Kuznyetsova, C. Librach, and Y. Sun, "Automated morphological grading of human blastocysts from multi-focus images," doi: 10.1109/TASE.2023.3264556, IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, 2023.

[J254] C.S. Dai, S.L. Zhuang, G.Q. Shan, H. Liu, C.H. Ru, and Y. Sun, "Automated piezo-assisted sperm immobilization," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, doi: 10.1109/TASE.2023.3265424, 2023.

[J253] M. Riasad Fadle Aziz, L. Wlodarek, F. Alibhai, J. Wu, S.H. Li, Y. Sun, J.P. Santerre, and R.K. Li, "A polypyrrole-polycarbonate polyurethane elastomer alleviates cardiac arrhythmias via improving bio-conductivity," Advanced Healthcare Materials, article number: e2203168, 2023.

[J252] Zhen Qin, Zongjie Huang, Peng Pan, Yueyue Pan, Runze Zuo, Yu Sun*, and Xinyu Liu*, "A nitrocellulose paper-based multi-well plate for point-of-care ELISA," Micromachines, Vol. 13, article number: 2232, 2022.

[J251] Q.Y. Huang, C. Wu, S.L. Hou, H. Sun, K.M. Yao, J.H. Law, M.X. Yang, V.A.L. Roy, X.G. Yu, H.Y. Chan, L.X. Lao, Y. Sun, and W.J. Li, "Mapping of spatiotemporal auricular electrophysiological signals reveals human biometric clusters," Advanced Healthcare Materials, Vol. 11, article number: 2201404, 2022.

[J250] G.Q. Shan, C.S. Dai, H. Liu, X. Wang, W.K. Dou, C.H. Ru, Z.R. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Robotic blastocyst biopsy," IEEE Trans. Mechatronics, Vol. 28, pp. 1372-83, 2022.

[J249] G.Q. Shan, C.S. Dai, H. Liu, X. Wang, W.K. Dou, Z.R. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "3D morphology measurement for blastocyst evaluation from all angles," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 70, pp. 1921-30, 2023.

[J248] J.H. Law, H. Chen, Y.B. Wang, J.F. Yu, and Y. Sun, "Gravity-resisting colloidal collectives," Science Advances, Vol. 8, article number: eade316, 2022.

[J247] Y.C. Zhang, M.Y. Wang, C.Y. Zhang, Y.F. Fan, J. Wu, S.H. Li, A. Fu, Y. Sun, T.M. Yau, H.W. Sung, and R.K. Li, "Epicardial delivery of a conductive membrane synchronizes conduction to reduce atrial fibrillation," J. of Controlled Release, Vol. 351, pp. 847-59, 2022.

[J246] K.D. Fenelon, E. Thomas, M. Semani, M. Zhu, Y. Sun, H. McNeill, S. Hopyan, "Transgenic force sensors and software to measure force transmission across the mammalian nuclear envelope in vivo," Biology Open, Vol. 11, article number: bio059656, 2022.

[J245] X. Chen, A. Momin, S.Y. Wanggou, X. Wang, H.K. Min, W.K. Dou, Z.Y. Gong, J. Chan, Y. Chen, K. Veerasammy, W.F. Dong, J. Fan, S. Kumar, A. Fekete, H.W. Liu, Q. Yang, Z.C. Dou, M. Hu, P. Pardis, K. Juraschka, L. Donovan, J. Zhang, V. Ramaswamy, H. Selvadurai, P. Dirks, M. Taylor, L.Y. Wang, C.C. Hui, R. Abzalimov, Y. He, Y. Sun, X.J. Li, and X. Huang, "Mechanosensitive brain tumor cells construct blood-tumor barrier to mask chemosensitivity," Neuron, Vol. 111, pp. 30-48, 2023.

[J244] J.H. Law, X. Wang, M.X. Luo, L.M. Xin, X.Z. Du, W.K. Dou, T.C. Wang, G.Q. Shan, Y.B. Wang, P. Song, X. Huang, J.F. Yu, and Y. Sun, "Microrobotic swarms for selective embolization," Science Advances, Vol. 8, eabm5752, 2022.

[J243] W.K. Dou, M. Malhi, T. Cui, M.Y. Wang, T.C. Wang, G.Q. Shan, J.H. Law, Z.Y. Gong, J. Plakhotnik, T. Filleter, R.K. Li, C.A. Simmons, J.T. Maynes, and Y. Sun, "A carbon-based biosensing platform for simultaneously measuring the contraction and electrophysiology of iPSC-cardiomyocyte monolayers," ACS Nano, Vol. 16, pp. 11278-90, 2022.

[J242] X. Wang, J.F. Yu, T.C. Wang, X. Chen, J.H. Law, G.Q. Shan, Z.Y. Gong, W.T. Tang, C.H. Ru, X. Huang, and Y. Sun, "Microrobotic swarms for intracellular measurement with enhanced signal-to-noise ratio," ACS Nano, Vol. 16, pp. 10824-39, 2022.

[J241] L. Wang, X.Y. Xu, J. Chen, W.K. Dou, W.G. Su, F. Zhang, A.Q. Li, C. Li, C.H. Xu, and Y. Sun, "Ag/CNT-PDMS crack sensing for cardiomyocyte contractility measurement," ACS Nano, Vol. 16, pp. 12645-55, 2022.

[J240] C.S. Dai, G.Q. Shan, S. Jahangiri, W.Y. Chen, B. Gholamhoseini, Z.R. Zhang, S. Moskovstev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, "Staining-free, automated sperm analysis for IVF lab use," J. of Urology, Vol. 208, pp. 1303-12, 2022.

[J239] W.Y. Chen, X.J. Liu, H. Madhusudanan, J.F. Li, J. Ge, C.H. Ru, and Y. Sun, "Automated exposures selection for high dynamic range structured-light 3D scanning," IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics, Vol. 70, pp. 7428-7437, 2023.

[J238] C.S. Dai, G.Q. Shan, C.H. Ru, and Y. Sun, "Automated orientation control of motile deformable cells," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, doi: 10.1109/TASE.2022.3194845, 2022.

[J237] W.R. Yao, L.M. Xin, D.S. Du, H.S. Song, M. Badiwala, and Y. Sun, "Semi-parametric model-based adaptive control for aortic pressure regulation in ex situ heart perfusion," IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2022.3192603, 2022.

[J236] Z.Y. Liu, R.K. Li, H.X. Chen, D.L. Chen, Y. Sun, B. He, and Y. Zou, "Enhanced tensile ductility of an additive manufactured near-α titanium alloy by microscale shear banding," International Journal of Plasticity, Vol. 157, article #: 103387, 2022.

[J235] X.J. Liu, H.B. Liu, T. Li, X. Li, K. Liu, Y.Q. Wang, and Y. Sun, "3D structured light scanning with phase domain-modulated fringe patterns," IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics, Vol. 70, pp. 5245-54, 2023.

[J234] T. Cui, S. Mukherjee, M. Onodera, G.R. Wang, M. Shayegannia, G. Krishnan, N. Barri, P. Serles, X. Zhang, L. Sassi, J. Tam, N. Bassim, N.P. Kherani, P.M. Ajayan, T. Machida, C.V. Singh*, Y. Sun*, T. Filleter*, "Mechanical reliability of monolayer MoS2 and WSe2," Matter, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2022.06.014, 2022,

[J233] L. Wang, F. Zhang, W.G. Su, X.Y. Xu, A.Q. Li, C.H. Xu, and Y. Sun, "Green manufacturing of flexible sensors with giant gauge factor: CNT-bridging effect and electrical field enhancement at percolation threshold," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 14, pp. 26024-33, 2022.

[J232] C.S. Dai, G.Q. Shan, H. Liu, C.H. Ru, and Y. Sun, "Robotic biomanipulation of deformable linear objects," IEEE Trans. Robotics, doi: 10.1109/TRO.2022.3158200, 2022.

[J231] C.S. Dai, S.L. Zhuang, G.Q. Shan, C.H. Ru, Z.R. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Automated end-effector alignment in robotic micromanipulation," IEEE Trans. Mechatronics, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2022.3150800, 2022.

[J230] R. Chen, Z. Yuan, J.L. Guo, L. Bai, X.Y. Zhu, F.Q. Liu, H.Y. Pu, L.M. Xin, Y. Peng, J. Luo, L. Wen, and Y. Sun, "Legless soft robots capable of rapid, continuous, and steered jumping," Nature Communications, Vol. 12, article #: 7028, 2021.

[J229] S.L. Zhuang, C.S. Dai, G.Q. Shan, C.H. Ru, Z.R. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Robotic rotational positioning of end-effectors for micromanipulation," IEEE Trans. Robotics, Vol. 38, pp. 2251-61, 2022.

[J228] J.T. Qu, R.J. Wang, P. Pan, L.H. Du, Z.T. Mi, Y. Sun, and X.Y. Liu, "An SEM-based nanomanipulation system for multi-physical characterization of single InGaN/GaN nanowires," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, doi: 10.1109/TASE.2022.3146486, 2021.

[J227] W.K. Dou, M. Malhi, Q.L. Zhao, L. Wang, Z.J. Huang, J.H. Law, C.A. Simmons, J.T. Maynes, and Y. Sun, "Microengineered platforms for characterizing the contractile function of in vitro cardiac models," Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 8, article number: 26, 2022.

[J226] B.Y. Cheng, S.M. Yang, W. Li, S. Li, S. Shafique, D. Wu, S.Y. Ji, Y. Sun, and Z.D. Jiang, "Controlled growth of a single carbon nanotube on an AFM probe,” Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 7, article number: 80, 2021.

[J225] B. Gu#, B. Bradshaw#, M. Zhu#, Y. Sun, S. Hopyan, and J. Rossant, "Live imaging YAP signalling in mouse embryo development," Open Biology, Vol. 12, article #: 210335, 2022.

[J224] F. Han, W.X. Jing, Q. Wu, B. Tian, Q.J. Lin, J.S. Liu, Y. Sun, and Z.D. Jiang, "Nitrogen-doped graphene fiber electrodes with optimal micro-/meso-/macro-porosity ratios for high-performance flexible supercapacitors," J. of Power Sources, Vol. 520, article number: 230866, 2021.

[J223] W.R. Yao, G.H. Sun, J.X. Liu, Y. Sun, and L.G. Wu, "Schedule synchronization of multiple intelligent agents based on time-extended consensus," IEEE Trans. Automatic Control, accepted for publication, 2021.

[J222] C.H. Cao, T.Y. Wu, and Y. Sun, "A review of assembly techniques for fabricating twisted bilayer graphene," J. Micromechanics Microengineering, Vol. 31, article number: 114004, 2021.

[J221] Max.-Q.H. Meng, Y. Sun, and J.K. Wang, "A successful hybrid ICRA 2021," IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 28, pp. 182-186, 2021.

[J220] Z.R. Zhang, C.S. Dai, G.Q. Shan, X. Chen, H. Liu, K. Abdalla, S. Jahangiri, S. Moskovtsev, K. Jarvi, X. Huang, C. Librach, and Y. Sun, "Quantitative selection of single human sperm with high DNA integrity for intracytoplasmic sperm injection", Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 116, pp. 1308-18, 2021.

[J219] F. Han, D.Z. Duan, W.X Jing, Q. Wu, B. Tian, Z.K. Zhang, J.S. Liu, Y. Sun, and Z.D. Jiang, "Synthesis and plasma treatment of nitrogen-doped graphene fibers for high-performance supercapacitors," Ceramics International, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.09.291, 2021.

[J218] E.Y. Wang, U. Kuzmanov, J. Smith, W.K. Dou, N. Rafatian, B.F.L. Lai, R.X.Z. Lu, Q.H. Wu, J. Yazbeck, X.O. Zhang, Y. Sun, A. Gramolini, and M. Radisic, "An organ-on-a-chip model for pre-clinical drug evaluation in progressive non-genetic cardiomyopathy," J. Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.06.012, 2021.

[J217] S.L. Zhang, W.Z. Li, M. Elsayed, J.X. Peng, Y.J. Chen, Y.F. Zhang, Y.B. Zhang, M. Shayegannia, W.K. Dou, T.C. Wang, Y. Sun, N.P. Kherani, S.L. Neale, and A.R. Wheeler, "Integrated assembly and photopreservation of topographical micropatterns," Small, Vol. 17, article number: 2103702, 2021.

[J216] K.W. Zhang, M. Zhu, E. Thomas, S. Hopyan, and Y. Sun, "Existing and potential applications of elastography for measuring the viscoelasticity of biological tissues in vivo," Frontiers in Physics, Vol. 9, article number: 670571, 2021.

[J215] J.Y. Liu, H.Y. Li, J. Luo, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Estimating obstacle maps for USVs based on a multistage feature aggregation and semantic feature separation network," J. of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, DOI: 10.1007/s10846-021-01395-1, 2021. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J214] H.J. Liu, J.F. Usprech, P.K. Parameshwar, Y. Sun*, and C.A. Simmons*, "Combinatorial screen of dynamic mechanical stimuli for predictive control of MSC mechano-responsiveness," Science Advances, Vol. 7, article number: eabe7204, 2021. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J213] A. Momin, S. Bahrampour, H.K. Min, X. Chen, X. Wang, Y. Sun, and X. Huang, "Channeling force in the brain: mechanosensitive ion channels choreograph mechanics and malignancies," Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, Vol. 42, pp. 367-384, 2021. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J212] C.S. Dai, Z.R. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, "Automated motility and morphology measurement of live spermatozoa," Andrology, doi: 10.1111/andr.13002, 2021. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J211] L. Wang, J. Wu, J. Chen, W.K. Dou, Q.L. Zhao, J.L. Han, J.L. Liu, W.G. Su, A.Q. Li, P.B. Liu, Z. An, X. Zhao, C.H. Xu, and Y. Sun, "Advances in reconstructing intestinal functionalities in vitro: from two/three dimensional-cell culture platforms to human intestine-on-a-chip," Talanta, Vol. 226, article #: 122097, 2021. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J210] M. Amirmaleki#, T. Cui#, Y. Zhao, J. Tam, Y. Sun, X.L. Sun, and T. Filleter, "Fracture and fatigue of Al2O3-graphene nanolayers," Nano Letters, Vol. 21, pp. 437-44, 2021. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J209] W.K. Dou, L. Wang, M. Malhi, H.J. Liu, Q.L. Zhao, J. Plakhotnik, Z.S. Xu, Z.J. Huang, C.A. Simmons, J. T. Maynes, and Y. Sun, "A microdevice platform for characterizing the effect of mechanical strain magnitudes on the maturation of iPSC-cardiomyocytes," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 175, article number: 112875, 2021. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J208] L.A. Moyle, R.Y. Cheng, H.J. Liu, S. Davoudi, S.A. Ferreira, A.A. Nissar, Y. Sun, E. Gentleman, C.A. Simmons, and P.M. Gilbert, "Three-dimensional niche stiffness synergizes with Wnt7a to modulate the extent of satellite cell symmetric self-renewal divisions," Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBoC), Vol. 31, pp. 1651-1821, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J207] C.S. Dai, Z.R. Zhang, G.Q. Shan, L.T. Chu, Z.J. Huang, S. Moskovstev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, "Advances in sperm analysis: techniques, discoveries and applications," Nature Reviews Urology, doi: 10.1038/s41585-021-00472-2, 2021. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J206] W.R. Yao, L.M. Xin, Y. Peng, Y. Chen, N.M. Qi, and Y. Sun, "Trajectory consensus for coordination of multiple curvature-bounded vehicles," IEEE Trans. Cybernetics, doi: 10.1109/TCYB.2020.3036289, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J205] Z.R. Zhang, J. Ge, Z. Gong, J. Chen, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Evaluation of machine learning-driven automated Kleihauer-Betke counting: a method comparison study," International J. of Laboratory Hematology, DOI: 10.1111/ijlh.13380, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J204] J.L. Zhao, Y. Sun, J.H. Ding, Yu Sun, M. Wang, S.J. Yuan, H.Y. Pu, J. Luo, S.R. Xie, and Y. Peng, "Shock isolation capability of an electromagnetic variable stiffness isolator with bidirectional stiffness regulation," IEEE Trans. Mechatronics, DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2020.3029579, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J203] T. Barfoot, J. Burgner-Kahrs, E. Diller, A. Garg, A. Goldenberg, J. Kelly, X. Liu, H.E. Naguib, G. Nejat, A.P. Schoellig, F. Shkurti, H. Siegel, Y. Sun, and S.L. Waslander, "Making sense of the robotized pandemic response: a comparison of global and Canadian robot deployments and success factor," arXiv:2009.08577, https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.08577, 104 pages, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J202] N. Liu, M. Zhang, T. Yue, Y.Y. Liu, Y. Yang, S.R. Xie, Y. Peng, H.Y. Pu, W.J. Li, and Y. Sun, "A microfluidic device with optically-controlled electrodes for on-demand electrical impedance measurement of targeted single cells," IEEE J. MEMS, Vol. 29, pp. 1563-9, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J201] T. Cui, K. Yip, A. Hassan, G.R. Wang, X.J. Liu, Y. Sun*, T. Filleter*, "Graphene fatigue through van der Waals interactions," Science Advances, Vol. 6, article number: eabb1335, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J200] H. Tao, J.P. Lambert, N.A. Hahn, D.Y. Li, M. Zhu, K. Lau, K. Sturgeon, V. Puviindran, X.Y. Zhang, W.M. Gong, X.X. Chen, G. Anderson, D.J. Garry, M. Henkelman, Y. Sun, A. Iulianella, Y. Kawakami, A.C. Gingras, C.C. Hui, and S. Hopyan, “IRX3/5 regulate mitotic chromatid segregation and limb bud shape,” Development, Vol. 147, dev180042, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J199] X.J. Liu, W.Y. Chen, H. Madhusudanan, L.H. Du, and Y. Sun, "Camera orientation optimization in stereo vision systems for low measurement error," IEEE Trans. Mechatronics, doi: 10.1109/TMECH.2020.3019305, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J198] J.Y. Liu, H.Y. Li, J. Luo, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Efficient obstacle detection based on prior estimation network and spatially constrained mixture model for unmanned surface vehicles," J. of Field Robotics, https://doi.org/10.1002/rob.21983, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J197] W.K. Dou, Q.L. Zhao, M. Malhi, X.J. Liu, Z.R. Zhang, L. Wang, S. Mass, K. Nanthakumar, R. Hamilton, J.T. Maynes, and Y. Sun, "Label-free conduction velocity mapping and gap junction assessment of functional iPSC-cardiomyocyte monolayers," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 167, article number: 112468, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J196] S. He, J. Wu, S.H. Li, L. Wang, Y. Sun, J. Xie, D. Ramnath, R.D. Weisel, T.M. Yau, H.W. Sung, and R.K. Li, "The conductive function of biopolymer corrects myocardial scar conduction blockage and resynchronizes contraction to prevent heart failure," Biomaterials, Vol. 258, article number: 120285, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J195] X.J. Liu, H. Madhusudanan, W.Y. Chen, D.H. Li, J. Ge, and Y. Sun, "Fast eye-in-hand 3D scanner-robot calibration for low stitching errors," IEEE Trans. Industrial Electronics, doi: 10.1109/TIE.2020.3009568, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J194] Y. Tsatskis, R. Rosenfeld, J. Pearson, C. Boswell, Y. Qu, K. Kim, L. Fabian, A. Mohammad, X. Wang, M.I. Robson, K. Krchma, J. Wu, J. Gonçalves, D. Hodzic, S. Wu, D. Potter, L. Pelletier, W.H. Dunham, A.C. Gingras, Y. Sun, J. Meng, D. Godt, T. Schedl, B. Ciruna, K. Choi, J.R.B. Perry, R. Bremner, E.C. Schirmer, J.A. Brill, A. Jurisicova, and H. McNeill, "The NEMP family supports metazoan fertility and nuclear envelope stiffness," Science Advances, Vol. 6, no. 35, eabb4591, 2020.

[J193] L. Wang, W.K. Dou, K.C. Lu, M. Abdulaziz, W.G. Su, A.Q. Li, J. Chen, C.H. Xu, and Y. Sun, "A CNT-PDMS wearable device for simultaneous measurement of wrist pulse pressure and cardiac electrical activity," Materials Science & Engineering C, Vol. 17, article number 111345, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J192] M. Zhu, H. Tao, M. Samani, M.X. Luo, X. Wang, S. Hopyan*, and Y. Sun*, "Spatial mapping of tissue properties in vivo reveals a 3D stiffness gradient in the mouse limb bud," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), Vol. 117, pp. 4781-91, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J191] T. Cui, S. Mukherjee, P.M. Sudeep, G. Colas, J. Tam, P.M. Ajayan, C.V. Singh*, Y. Sun*, and T. Filleter*, "Fatigue of graphene," Nature Materials, Vol. 19, pp. 405-11, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J190] X. Wang, L. Wang, W.K. Dou, Q.L. Zhao, M. Malhi, J.T. Maynes, and Y. Sun, "Electrical impedance-based contractile stress measurement of human iPSC-cardiomyocytes," Biosensors & Bioelectronics, Vol. 166, article number: 112399, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J189] X.J. Liu, W.Y. Chen, H. Madhusudanan, J. Ge, C.H. Ru, and Y. Sun, "High reflective surface measurement in industrial metrology from a single exposure," IEEE Trans. Industrial Informatics, DOI: 10.1109/TII.2020.2991458, 2020. [PDF]

[J188] B.F.L. Lai, R.X. Lu, Y.S. Hu, L. Davenport Huyer, W.K. Dou, N. Radulovich, M. Tsao, Y. Sun, M. Radisic, "Recapitulating pancreatic tumor microenvironment through synergistic use of patient organoids and organ-on-a-chip vasculature," Advanced Functional Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202000545, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J187] M. Zhu, K.W. Zhang, H. Tao, S. Hopyan, and Y. Sun, "Magnetic micromanipulation for in vivo measurement of stiffness heterogeneity and anisotropy in mouse mandibular arch," Research (a Science sponsored journal), Vol. 2020, article number: 7914074, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J186] X. Wang, J.H. Law, M.X. Luo, Z.Y. Gong, J.F. Yu, W.T. Tang, Z.R. Zhang, X.T. Mei, Z.J. Huang, L.D. You, and Y. Sun, "Magnetic measurement and stimulation of cellular and intracellular structures," ACS Nano, Vol. 14, pp. 3805-21, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J185] A. Rao-Bhatia, M. Zhu, W.C. Yin, S. Coquenlorge, X.Y. Zhang, J.H. Woo, Y. Sun, C.H. Dean, A.M. Liu, C.C. Hui, R.A. Shivdasani, H. McNeill, S. Hopyan, and T.H. Kim, "Hedgehog-activated Fat4 and PCP pathways mediate mesenchymal cell clustering and villus formation in gut development," Developmental Cell, Vol. 52, pp. 647-58, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J184] W.P. Xiao, L.M. Xin, S.W. Gao, Y. Peng, J. Luo, W.R. Yao, R. Ribeiro, Z.B. Xu, Z.Y. Zhang, Y.Y. Liu, J.H. Li, M. Badiwala, and Y. Sun, "Single-beat measurement of left ventricular contractility in normothermic ex situ perfused porcine hearts," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2020.2982655, 2020. (Editors’ Choice, Science Translational Medicine, “Predicting donor heart function in a heartbeat,” Vol. 12, Issue 538, eabb5667, 2020) [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J183] O. Mastikhina, B.U. Moon, K. Williams, R. Hatkar, D. Gustafson, O. Mourad, X.T. Sun, M. Koo, A.Y.L. Lam, Y. Sun, J.E. Fish, E.W.K. Young, and S.S. Nunes, "Human cardiac fibrosis-on-a-chip model recapitulates disease hallmarks and can serve as a platform for drug screening," Biomaterials, Vol. 233, pp. 1197418, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J182] L.M. Xin, W.R. Yao, M. Badiwala, and Y. Sun, "Model reference adaptive control for aortic pressure regulation in ex vivo heart perfusion," IEEE Trans. Control Systems Technology, DOI: 10.1109/TCST.2020.2978448, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J181] N. Liu, Y.B. Lin, Y. Peng, L.M. Xin, T. Yue, Y.Y. Liu, C.H. Ru, L. Dong, H.Y. Pu, W.J. Li, and Y. Sun, "Automated parallel electrical characterization of cells using optically-induced dielectrophoresis," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 17, pp. 1084-92, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J180] C.S. Dai, L.M. Xin, Z.R. Zhang, G.Q. Shan, T.C. Wang, K.W. Zhang, X. Wang, L.T. Chu, C.H. Ru, and Yu Sun, "Design and control of a piezo drill for robotic piezo-driven cell penetration," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 5, pp. 339-345, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J179] G.Q. Shan, Z.R. Zhang, C.S. Dai, X. Wang, L.T. Chu, and Yu Sun, "Model-based robotic cell aspiration: tackling nonlinear dynamics and varying cell sizes," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 5, pp. 173-178, 2020. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J178] Y. Sun, J.L. Zhao, M. Wang, Yu Sun, H.Y. Pu, J. Luo, Y. Peng, S.R. Xie, Y. Yang, "High-static-low-dynamic stiffness isolator with tunable electromagnetic mechanism," IEEE Trans. Mechatronics, DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2019.2954910, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J177] C.S. Dai, Z.R. Zhang, Y.C. Lu, G.Q. Shan, X. Wang, Q.L. Zhao, C.H. Ru, and Y. Sun, "Robotic manipulation of deformable cells for orientation control," IEEE Trans. Robotics, DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2019.2946746, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J176] M. Amirmaleki, C.H. Cao, B.Q. Wang, Y. Zhao, T. Cui, J. Tam, X.L. Sun, Y. Sun, T. Filleter, "Nanomechanical elasticity and fracture studies of lithium phosphate (LPO) and lithium tantalate (LTO) solid-state electrolytes," Nanoscale, Vol. 11, pp. 18730-38, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J175] A. Shridhar, A. Lam, Y. Sun, C.A. Simmons, E.R. Gillies, and L.E. Flynn, "Culture on tissue-specific coatings derived from α-amylase-digested decellularized adipose tissue enhances the proliferation and adipogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stromal cells," Biotechnology Journal, doi: 10.1002/biot.201900118, 2019.   [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J174] Z.S. Xu, W.K. Dou, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Stiffness and ATP recovery of stored red blood cells in human serum," Microsystems & Nanoengineering, Vol. 5, article number: 51, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J173] B.M. Beca, Y. Sun, E. Wong, C. Moraes, C.A. Simmons, "Dynamic bioreactors with integrated microfabricated devices for mechanobiological screening," Tissue Engineering, Part C: Methods, Vol. 25, pp. 581-592, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J172] K. Yip, T. Cui, Y. Sun, and T. Filleter, "Investigating the detection limit of subsurface holes under graphite with atomic force acoustic microscopy," Nanoscale, Vol. 11, pp. 10961-67, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J171] H. Tao, M. Zhu, K. Lau, O. Whitley, M. Samani, X. Xiao, X.X. Chen, N. Hahn, W.F. Liu, M. Valencia, M. Wu, X. Wang, K. Fenelon, C. Pasiliao, D. Hu, J.C. Wu, S. Spring, J. Ferguson, E. Karuna, R.M. Henkelman, A. Dunn, H.X. Huang, H.Y. Ho, R. Atit, S. Goyal, Y. Sun*, and S. Hopyan*, "Oscillatory cortical forces promote three dimensional cell intercalations that shape the murine mandibular arch," Nature Communications, NCOMMS-18-03521B, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J170] X. Wang, C. Ho, Y. Tsatskis, Z. Zhang, M. Zhu, C. Dai, F. Wang, M. Tan, S. Hopyan, H. McNeill, and Y. Sun, "Intracellular manipulation and measurement with multi-pole magnetic tweezers," Science Robotics, Vol. 4, article number: eaav6180, 2019. [PDF] click to watch video

[J169] H. Liu, H.Y. Li, J. Luo, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Construction of all-in-focus images assisted by depth sensing," Sensors, Vol. 19, article number: 1409, 2019.

[J168] H.Y. Pu, N. Liu, J.S. Yu, Y. Yang, Y. Sun, Y. Peng, S.R. Xie, J. Luo, and Yu Sun, "Micropipette aspiration of single cells for both mechanical and electrical characterization," IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering, DOI:10.1109/TBME.2019.2901763, 2019.

[J167] J.J. Li, Z.J. Li, F. Chen, A. Bicchi, Y. Sun, and T. Fukuda, "Combined sensing, cognition, learning and control to developing future neurorobotics," IEEE Trans. on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, doi: 10.1109/TCDS.2019.2897618, 2019.

[J166] H. Liu, H.Y. Li, X.H. Liu, J. Luo, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "A novel method for extrinsic calibration of multiple RGB-D cameras using description-based patterns," Sensors, Vol. 19, article number: 349, 2019.

[J165] Z.R. Zhang, J. Liu, X. Wang, C.S. Dai, and Y. Sun, "Robotic micromanipulation: fundamentals and applications," Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 2, pp. 11.1–11.23, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J164] C.H. Cao, Z.R. Zhang, M. Amirmaleki, J. Tam, W.K. Dou, T. Filleter, and Y. Sun, "Local strain mapping of nanosheets under in-situ TEM tensile testing," Applied Materials Today, Vol. 14, pp. 102-107, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J163] L.M. Xin, W.R. Yao, Y. Peng, P.Z. Lu, R. Ribeiro, B. Wei, B. Gellner, C. Simmons, J. Zu, Y. Sun*, and M. Badiwala*, "Primed left ventricle heart perfusion creates physiological aortic pressure in porcine hearts," ASAIO Journal, doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000000947, 2019.

[J162] Z.R. Zhang, C.S. Dai, X. Wang, C.H. Ru, K. Abdalla, S. Jahangiri, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, "Automated laser ablation of motile sperm for immobilization," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Vol. 4, pp. 323-329, 2019. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J161] X. Wang, Z.R. Zhang, H. Tao, J. Liu, S. Hopyan, and Y. Sun, "Characterizing inner pressure and stiffness of trophectoderm and inner cell mass of blastocyst embryos," Biophysical J., Vol. 115, pp. 2443-50, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J160] X. Chen, S.Y. Wang, A. Bodalia, M. Zhu, W.F. Dong, J.J. Fan, W.C. Yin, H.K. Min, M. Hu, D. Draghici, W.K. Dou, F. Li, F.J. Coutinho, H. Whetstone, M.M. Kushida, P.B. Dirks, Y.Q. Song, C.C. Hui. Y. Sun, L.Y. Wang, X.J. Li, and X. Huang, "A feed-forward mechanism mediated by mechanosensitive ion channel PIEZO1 and tissue mechanics promotes glioma aggression," Neuron, Vol. 100, pp. 799-815, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J159] A. Labuda, C.H. Cao, T. Walsh, J. Meinhold, R. Proksch, Y. Sun, and T. Filleter, "Static and dynamic calibration of torsional spring constants of cantilevers," Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 89, 093701, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J158] Juntian Qu , Renjie Wang , Yu Sun, Ishiang Shih, Zetian Mi , and Xinyu Liu, "Characterizing the electrical breakdown properties of single n-i-n-n+ :GaN nanowires," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 113, pp. 193103, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J157] D. Chatterjee, M. Fatah, D. Akdis, D.A. Spears, T.T. Koopmann, K. Mittal, M.A. Rafiq, B.M. Cattanach, Q.L. Zhao, J.S. Healey, M.J. Ackerman, J. Martijn Bos, Y. Sun, J. Maynes, C. Brunckhorst, A. Medeiros-Domingo, F. Duru, A. Saguner, and R.M. Hamilton, "An autoantibody identifies arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and participates in its pathogenesis," European Heart Journal, Vol. 39, pp. 3932–44, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J156] X. Wang, Q.L. Zhao, L. Wang, J. Liu, H.Y. Pu, S.R. Xie, C.H. Ru, and Y. Sun, "Effect of cell inner pressure on deposition volume in microinjection," Langmuir, Vol. 34, pp. 10287-92, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J155] L. Wang, W.K. Dou, M. Malhi, M. Zhu, H.J. Liu, J. Plakhotnik, Z.S. Xu, Q.L. Zhao, J. Chen, S.Y. Chen, R. Hamilton, C.A. Simmons, J.T. Maynes, and Y. Sun, "Continuous, long-term measurement of contractility, beating rate, and beating rhythm of hiPS-cardiomyocytes with a micro device array," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 10, pp. 21173-21183, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J154] Z.R. Zhang, C.S. Dai, J. Huang, X. wang, J. Liu, C.H. Ru, H.Y. Pu, S.R. Xie, J.Y. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Yu Sun, "Robotic immobilization of motile sperm for clinical
intracytoplasmic sperm injection," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2018.2848972, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J153] C.S. Dai, Z.R. Zhang, J. Huang, X. Wang, C.H. Ru, H.Y. Pu, S.R. Xie, J.Y. Zhang, S. Moskovtsev, C. Librach, K. Jarvi, and Y. Sun, "Automated non-invasive measurement of single sperm’s motility and morphology," IEEE Trans. Medical Imaging, Vol. 37, pp. 2257-2265, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J152] X. Wang, H. Liu, M. Zhu, C.H. Cao, Z.S. Xu, Y. Tsatskis, Chikin Kuok, K. Lau, T. Filleter, Helen McNeill, C.A. Simmons, S. Hopyan, and Y. Sun, "Mechanical stability of the cell nucleus: roles played by the cytoskeleton in nuclear deformation and strain recovery," J. Cell Science, article number: jcs--209627, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J151] T. Cui, S. Mukherjee, C.H. Cao, P.M. Sudeep, P.M. Ajayan, C.V. Singh*, Y. Sun*, and T. Filleter*, "Effect of lattice stacking orientation and local thickness variation on the mechanical behavior of few layer graphene oxide," Carbon, DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2018.04.074, article number: 13111, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J150] H.J. Liu, L.A. MacQueen, J.F. Usprech, H. Maleki, K.L. Sider, M.G. Doyle, Y. Sun*, and C.A. Simmons*, "Microdevice arrays with strain sensors for 3D mechanical stimulation and monitoring of engineered tissues," Biomaterials, Vol. 172, pp. 30-40, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J149] C.H. Cao, S. Mukherjee, J.Y. Howe, D. Perovic, Y. Sun*, C.V. Singh*, and T. Filleter*, "Nonlinear fracture toughness measurements and crack propagation resistance of functionalized graphene multilayers," Science Advances, Vol. 4, article number: eaao7202, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J148] Y.H. Wang, P.F. Song, X. Li, C.H. Ru, G. Ferrari, P. Balasubramanian, M. Amabili, Y. Sun, and X.Y. Liu, "A paper-based piezoelectric accelerometer," Micromachines, Vol. 9, doi:10.3390/mi9010019, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J147] Y.Y. Liu, W.J. Jiang, Y. Yang, H.Y. Pu, Y. Peng, L.M. Xin, Y. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Fabrication of triple-layered bifurcated vascular scaffold with a certain degree of three-dimensional structure," AIP Advances, Vol. 8, article number: 015006, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J146] Z.S. Xu, Y. Zheng, X. Wang, N. Shehata, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Stiffness increase of red blood cells during storage," Microsystems & Nanoengineering (a Nature sponsored journal), Vol. 4, article number: 17103, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J145] Y.H.V. Ma, K. Middleton, L.D. You, and Y. Sun, "A review of microfluidic approaches for investigating cancer extravasation during metastasis," Microsystems & Nanoengineering (a Nature sponsored journal), accepted for publication, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J144] P. Pan, W.H. Wang, C.H. Ru, Y. Sun, and X.Y. Liu, "MEMS-based platforms for mechanical manipulation and characterization of cells," J. Micromechanics Microengineering, Vol. 27, article number: 123003, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J143] X. Wang, M.X. Luo, H. Wu, Z.R. Zhang, J. Liu, Z.S. Xu, W. Johnson, and Y. Sun, "A three-dimensional magnetic tweezer system for intraembryonic navigation and measurement," IEEE Trans. Robotics, Vol. 34, pp. 240-247, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J142] C.H. Cao, S. Mukherjee, J. Liu, B.Q. Wang, M. Amirmaleki, J.Y. Howe, D. Perovic, X.L. Sun, C.V. Singh*, Y. Sun*, and T. Filleter*, "Role of graphene in enhancing the mechanical properties of TiO2/Graphene heterostructures," Nanoscale, Vol. 9, pp. 11678-84, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J141] J. Wen, H. Tao, K. Lau, H.J. Liu, C.A. Simmons, Y. Sun*, and S. Hopyan*, "Cell and tissue scale forces coregulate Fgfr2-dependent tetrads and rosettes in the mouse embryo," Biophysical J., Vol. 112, pp.2209-18, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J140] W. Johnson, C.S. Dai, J. Liu, X. Wang, D.K. Luu, Z.R. Zhang, C.H. Ru, C. Zhou, M. Tan, H.Y. Pu, S.R. Xie, Y. Peng, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, "A flexure-guided piezo drill for penetrating the zona pellucida of mammalian oocytes," IEEE Tran. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 65, pp. 678-686, 2018. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J139] R.X. Zhang, L.Y. Li, J. Li, Z.S. Xu, A.Z. Abbasi, L. Lin, M.A. Amini, W.Y. Weng, Y. Sun, A.M. Rauth, and X.Y. Wu, "Coordinating intracellular bio-reactions of nanocarrier material and anticancer drug to overcome membrane rigidity and target mitochondria in multidrug-resistant cancer cells," Advanced Functional Materials, article number: 1700804, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J138] J. Liu, Z.R. Zhang, X. Wang, H.J. Liu, Q.L. Zhao, C. Zhou, M. Tan, H.Y. Pu, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Automated robotic measurement of 3D cell morphologies," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), Vol. 2, pp. 499-505, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J137] Z.R. Zhang, J. Liu, X. Wang, Q.L. Zhao, C. Zhou, M. Tan, H.Y. Pu, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Robotic pick-and-place of multiple embryos for vitrification," IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), Vol. 2, pp. 570-576, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J136] S. Ahadiana, L.D. Huyera, M. Estilic, B. Yeeb, N. Smith, Z.S. Xu, Y. Sun, M. Radisica, "Moldable elastomeric polyester-carbon nanotube scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering", Acta Biomaterialia, Vol. 52, pp. 81-91, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J135] Z.S. Xu, Y. Zheng, X. Wang, N. Shehata, C. Wang, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Stiffening of sickle cell trait red blood cells under simulated strenuous exercise conditions," Microsystems & Nanoengineering, article number: 16061, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J134] Y. Wei, Z.S. Xu, M.A. Cachia, J. Nguyen, Y. Zheng, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Embedded silver PDMS electrodes for single cell electrical impedance spectroscopy," J. Micromechanics Microengineering, Vol. 26, article number: 095006, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J133] M. Liu, S.R. Xie, J. Ge, Z.S. Xu, Z.Z. Wu, C.H. Ru, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, "Microfluidic assessment of frying oil degradation,"Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, article number: 27970, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J132] C.H. Cao, J. Howe, D. Perovic, T. Filleter, and Y. Sun, "In situ TEM tensile testing of carbon-linked graphene oxide nanosheets using a MEMS device," IoP Nanotechnology, Vol. 27, 28LT012016, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J131] C.Y. Shi, D.K. Luu, Q.M. Yang, J. Liu, J. Chen, C.H. Ru, S.R. Xie, Jun Luo, J. Ge, and Y. Sun, "Recent advances in nanorobotic manipulation inside scanning electron microscopes," Microsystems & Nanoengineering (a Nature sponsored journal), Vol. 2, article number: 16024, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J130] Z.R. Zhang, J. Liu, J. Meriano, C.H. Ru, S.R. Xie, J. Luo, and Y. Sun, "Human sperm rheotaxis: a passive physical process," Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, article number: 23553, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J129] C. Zhou, Z. Gong, B.K. Chen, Z.Q. Cao, J.Z. Yu, C.H. Ru, M. Tan, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "A closed-loop controlled nanomanipulation system for probing nanostructures inside scanning electron microscopes," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, Vol. 21, pp. 1233-1241, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J128] M. Daly, C.H. Cao, H. Sun, Y. Sun*, T. Filleter*, and C.V. Singh*, "Interfacial shear strength of graphene oxide films," ACS Nano, Vol. 10, pp. 1939-47, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J127] Y. Wang, J.H. Zhu, M. Pang, J. Luo, S.R. Xie, J. Ge, C. Zhou, M. Tan, Y. Sun, and C.H. Ru, "A stick-slip positioning stage robust to load variations," IEEE/ASME Trans. Mechatronics, Vol. 21, pp. 2165-2173, 2016.[BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J126] X. Xiang, T. Clancy, X.Z. Wu, Y. Sun, X.Y. Liu, "A MEMS XY-stage integrating compliant mechanisms for nanopositioning at sub-nanometer resolution," J. Micromechanics Microengineering, Vol. 26, 025014, 2016. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J125] H.J. Liu, J. Usprech, Y. Sun*, and C.A. Simmons*, "A microfabricated platform with hydrogel arrays for 3D mechanical stimulation of cells," Acta Biomaterialia, Vol. 34, pp. 113-124, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J124] J. Ge, S.R. Xie, Y.N. Wang, J. Liu, H. Zhang, B.W. Zhou, F.L. Weng, C.H. Ru, C. Zhou, M. Tan, and Y. Sun, "A system for automated detection of ampoule injection impurities," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 14, pp. 1119-1128, 2017. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J123] C.H. Cao, M. Daly, B. Chen, C.V. Singh, T. Filleter, and Y. Sun, "Strengthening in graphene oxide nanosheets: bridging the gap between interplanar and intraplanar fracture," Nano Letters, Vol. 15, pp. 6528-34, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J122] C.J. Niu, C. Fisher, K. Scheffler, R. Wan, H. Maleki, H.J. Liu, Y. Sun, C. Simmons, R. Birngruber, and L. Lilge, "Polyacrylamide gel substrates that simulate the mechanical stiffness of normal and malignant neuronal tissues increase protoporphyin IX synthesis in glioma cells," J. Biomedical Optics, Vol. 20, 098002, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J121] J. Liu, J. Wen, H.J. Liu, Z.R. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Voyage inside the cell: microsystems and nanoengineering for intracellular manipulation and characterization," Microsystems & Nanoengineering (a Nature sponsored journal), article number: 15020, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J120] P. Sharma, C. Abbasi, S. Lazic, A.C.T. Teng, D.Y. Wang, N. Dubois, V. Ignatchenko, V. Wong, J. Liu, T. Araki, M. Tiburcy, C. Ackerley, W.H. Zimmermann, R. Hamilton, Y. Sun, P.P. Liu, G. Keller, I. Stagljar, I.C. Scott, T. Kislinger, and A.O. Gramolini, "Evolutionarily conserved intercalated disc protein Tmem65 regulates cardiac conduction and connexin 43 function," Nature Communications, Vol. 6, pp. 8391, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms9391, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J119] Y. Zheng, M.A. Cachia, J. Ge, Z.S. Xu, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Mechanical differences of sickle cell trait (SCT) and normal red blood cells," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 15, pp. 3138 - 46, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J118] C.H. Ru, F.L. Wang, S.S. Ding, M. Pang, L.N. Sun, R.H. Chen, and Y. Sun, "A suspending, shrinkage-free electrospun PLGA nanofibrous scaffold for skin tissue engineering," ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol. 7, pp. 10872-7, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J117] K. Lau, H. Tao, H.J. Liu, J. Wen, K. Sturgeon, N. Sorfazlian, S. Lazic, J.T.A. Burrows, M. Wong, D.Y. Li, S. Deimling, B. Ciruna, I. Scott, C. Simmons, R.M. Henkelman, T. Williams, A.K. Hadjantonakis, R. Fernandez-Gonzalez, Y. Sun, and S. Hopyan, "Anisotropic stress orients remodelling of mammalian limb bud ectoderm," Nature Cell Biology, Vol. 17, pp. 569-579, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J116] J. Nguyen, Y. Wei, Y. Zheng, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "On-chip sample preparation for complete blood count from raw blood," Lab Chip, Vol. 15, pp. 1533-44, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J115] Y. Zheng, J. Wen, J. Nguyen, M.A. Cachia, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Biophysical measurement of lymphocytes from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients," Scientific Reports, Vol. 5, article number: 7613, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J114] J. Liu, C.Y. Shi, J. Wen, D. Pyne, H.J. Liu, C.H. Ru, J. Luo, X.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Automated vitrification of embryos using a robotic system," IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Vol. 22, pp. 33-40, 2015.[BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J113] C.H. Cao, M. Daly, C. Veer Singh*, Y. Sun*, and T. Filleter*, "High strength measurement of monolayer graphene oxide," Carbon, Vol. 81, pp. 497-504, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J112] D.G. Pyne, J. Liu, M. Abdelgawad, and Y. Sun, "Digital microfluidic processing of mammalian embryos for vitrification," PLoS ONE, Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. e108128-14, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J111] V. Siragam; X.Z. Cui, S. Masse, C.A. Ackerley, S. Aafaqi, L.S. Strandberg, M.B. Tropak; M.D. Fridman, K. Nanthakumar, J. Liu, Y. Sun, B. Su, C. Wang; X.R. Liu, Y.Q. Yan, A. Mendlowitz, R.M. Hamilton, "TMEM43 mutation p.S358L alters intercalated disc protein expression and reduces conduction velocity in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy," PLoS ONE, vol. 9, e109128, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109128, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J110] Z. Gong, B.K Chen, J. Liu, C. Zhou, D. Anchel, X. Li, J. Ge, D.P. Bazett-Jones, and Y. Sun, "Fluorescence and SEM correlative microscopy for nanomanipulation of sub-cellular structures," Light: Science & Applications, vol. 3, e224, doi:10.1038/lsa.2014.105, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J109] J. Liu, V. Siragam, Z. Gong, J. Chen, M.D. Fridman, C. Leung, Z. Lu, C.H. Ru, S.R. Xie, J. Luo, R. Hamilton, and Y. Sun, "Robotic adherent cell injection (RACI) for characterizing cell-cell communication," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 62, pp. 119-125, 2015. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J108] J. Ge, Z. Gong, J. Chen, J. Liu, J. Nguyen, Z.Y. Yang, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "A system for counting fetal and maternal red blood cells," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, vol. 61, pp. 2823-29, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J107] J. Liu, V. Siragam, J. Chen, M. Fridman, R. Hamilton, and Y. Sun, "High-throughput measurement of gap junctional intercellular communication," American J. Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology (AJP-Heart), Vol. 306, pp. H1708-13, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J106] B. Chen, D. Anchel, Z. Gong, R. Cotton, R. Li, Y. Sun*, and D.P. Bazett-Jones*, "Identification of genes from nano-dissected sub-nuclear structures," Small, Vol. 10, pp. 3267-74, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J105] C.H. Ru, J. Liu, M. Pang, and Y. Sun, "Controlled ultrasonic micro-dissection of thin tissue sections," Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 567-573, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J104] H.J. Liu, J. Wen, Y. Xiao, J. Liu, S. Hopyan, M. Radisic, C.A. Simmons, and Y. Sun, "In situ mechanical characterization of cell nucleus by atomic force microscopy," ACS Nano, Vol. 8, pp. 3821-8, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J103] C.H. Ru, J. Luo, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "A review of non-contact micro and nano printing technologies," J. Micromechanics Microengineering, Vol. 24, pp. 053001, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J102] Z. Gong, B.K. Chen, J. Liu, and Y. Sun, "Robotic probing of nano structures inside scanning electron microscopy," IEEE Trans. Robotics, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 758-765, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J101] Y. Xiao, B.Y. Zhang, H.J. Liu, J.W. Miklas, M. Gagliardi, A. Pahnke, N. Thavandiran, Y. Sun, C. Simmons, G. Keller, and M. Radisic, "Microfabricated perfusable cardiac biowire: a platform that mimics native cardiac bundle," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 14, pp. 869-82, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J100] Y. Zheng, J. Chen, T. Cui, N. Shehata, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Characterization of red blood cell deformability change during blood storage," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 14, pp. 577-83, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J99] C.H. Chao, Y. Sun*, and T. Filleter*, "Characterizing mechanical behavior of atomically thin films - a review," J. Materials Research, Vol. 29, pp. 338-47, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J98] J. Liu, Z. Gong, K. Tang, Z. Lu, C. Ru, J. Luo, S. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Locating end-effector tips in robotic micromanipulation," IEEE Trans. Robotics, Vol. 30, pp. 125-30, 2014. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J97] D.G. Pyne, W.M. Salman, M. Abdelgawad, and Y. Sun, "Partially filled electrodes for digital microfluidic devices," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, pp. 024103, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J96] H.J. Liu, Q.Y. Tan, W. Geddie, M. Jewett, C.A. Simmons, and Y. Sun, "Biophysical characterization of bladder cancer cells with different metastatic potential,"Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, DOI:10.1007/s12013-013-9702-9, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J95] Y. Zheng, J. Nguyen, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Electrical measurement of red blood cell deformability on a microfluidic device," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 13, pp. 3275-83, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J94] H.J. Liu, Y. Sun*, and C.A. Simmons*, "Determination of local and global elastic moduli of valve interstitial cells cultured on soft substrates," J. Biomechanics, Vol. 46, pp. 1967-71, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J93] Y. Zheng, J. Nguyen, Y. Wei, and Y. Sun, "Recent advances in microfluidic techniques for single-cell biophysical characterization," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 13, pp. 2464-2483, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J92] L. MacQueen, Y. Sun, and C.A. Simmons, "Mesenchymal stem cell mechanobiology and emerging experimental platforms," J. of the Royal Society Interface, Vol. 10, pp. 20130179, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J91] E. Shojaei-Baghini, Y. Zheng, W. Geddie, M. Jewett, and Y. Sun, "Mechanical characterization of benign and malignant urothelial cells from voided urine," Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 102, pp. 123704, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J90] E. Shojaei-Baghini, Y. Zheng, and Y. Sun, "Automated micropipette aspiration of single cells," Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 41, pp. 1208-1216, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J89] X.T. Ye, Y. Zhang, C.H. Ru, J. Luo, S.R. Xie, and Y. Sun, "Automated pick-place of silicon nanowires," IEEE Trans. Automation Sci. Engineering, Vol. 10, pp. 554-61, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J88] C. Moraes, M. Likhitpanichkul, C.J. Lam, B.M. Beca, Y. Sun*, and C.A. Simmons*, "Microdevice array-based identification of distinct mechanobiological response profiles in layer-specific valve interstitial cells," Integrative Biology, Vol. 5, pp. 673-680, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J87] J. Liu, C. Leung, Z. Lu, and Y. Sun, "Quantitative analysis of locomotive behavior of human sperm head and tail," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 60, pp. 390-396, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J86] Y.L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, C.H. Ru, and Y. Sun, "A load-lock-compatible nanomanipulation system for scanning electron," IEEE Trans. on Mechatronics, Vol. 18, pp. 230-237, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J85] Y. Zheng, E. Shojaei-Baghini, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Microfluidic characterization of specific membrane capacitance and cytoplasm conductivity of single cells," Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 42, pp. 496-502, 2013. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J84] Q.Y. Tan, G. Ferrier, B.K. Chen, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Quantification of the specific membrane capacitance of single cells using a microfluidic device and impedance spectroscopy measurement," Biomicrofluidics, Vol. 6, pp. 034112, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J83] L. MacQueen, O. Chebotarev, C. Simmons, and Y. Sun, "Miniaturized platform with on-chip strain sensors for compression testing of arrayed materials," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 12, pp. 4178-84, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J82] X.Y. Liu, J.Y. Shi, Z. Zong, K.T. Wan, and Y. Sun, "Elastic and viscoelastic characterization of mouse oocytes using micropipette indentation," Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 40, pp. 2122-30, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J81] M. Chu, J. Chen, C.R. Gordijo, K. Koulajian, S. Chiang, A. Ivovic, A. Giacca, X.Y. Wu, and Y. Sun, "In vitro and in vivo testing of glucose-responsive insulin-delivery microdevices in diabetic rats," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 12, pp. 2533-9, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J80] Y. Zheng, E. Shojaei-Baghini, A. Azad, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "High-throughput biophysical measurement of human red blood cells," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 12, pp. 2560-67, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J79] J. Chen, J. Li, and Y. Sun, "Microfluidic approaches for cancer cell detection, characterization, and separation," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 12, pp. 1753-1767, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J78] X.P. Zhang, C. Leung, Z. Lu, and Y. Sun, "Controlled aspiration and positioning of biological cells in a micropipette," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 59, pp. 1032-40, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J77] C. Leung, Z. Lu, X.P. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Three-dimensional rotation of mouse embryos," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 59, pp. 1049-56, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J76] Y.L. Zhang, J. Li, S. To, Y. Zhang, X.T. Ye, L.D. You, and Y. Sun, "Automated nanomanipulation for nano device construction," Nanotechnology, Vol. 23, pp. 065304, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J75] J. Li, E. Rose, D. Frances, Y. Sun, and L.D. You, "Effect of oscillating fluid flow stimulation on osteocyte mRNA expression," J. Biomechanics, Vol. 45, pp. 247-251, 2012. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J74] J.K. Kim, I. Hwang, D. Britain, T.D. Chung, Y. Sun*, and D.H. Kim*, "Microfluidic approaches for gene delivery and gene therapy," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 11, pp. 3941-48, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J73] J. Li, Y.L. Zhang, S. To, L.D. You, and Y. Sun, “Effect of nanowire number, diameter, and doping density on NanoFET biosensor sensitivity,” ACS Nano, Vol. 5, pp. 6661-6668, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J72] B.K. Chen, Y. Zhang, D.D. Perovic, and Y. Sun, "MEMS microgrippers with thin gripping tips," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 21, pp. 105004, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J71] C. Moraes, Y. Sun*, and C.A. Simmons*, "(Micro) managing the mechanical microenvironment," Integrative Biology, Vol. 3, pp. 959-971, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J70] J. Chen, Y. Zheng, Q.Y. Tan, E. Shojaei-Baghini, Y.L. Zhang, J. Li, P. Prasad, L.D. You, X.Y. Wu, and Y. Sun, “Classification of cell types using a microfluidic device for mechanical and electrical measurement on single cells,” Lab on a Chip, Vol. 11, pp. 3174-3181, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J69] Y. Zhang, X.Y. Liu, C.H. Ru, Y.L. Zhang, L.X. Dong, and Y. Sun, "Piezoresistivity characterization of synthetic silicon nanowires using a MEMS device," IEEE/ASME J. MEMS, Vol. 20, pp. 959-967, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J68] X.Y. Liu, R. Fernandes, M. Gertsenstein, A. Perumalsamy, I. Lai, M. Chi, K.H. Moley, E. Greenblatt, I. Jurisica, R.F. Casper, Y. Sun*, and A. Jurisicova*, “Automated microinjection of recombinant Bcl-x into mouse zygotes enhances embryo development,” PLoS ONE, Vol. 6, e21687, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J67] Z. Lu, X.P. Zhang, C. Leung, N. Esfandiari, R.F. Casper, and Y. Sun, "Robotic ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection)," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 58, pp. 2102-2108, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J66] Y. Zheng and Y. Sun, "Microfluidic devices for mechanical characterisation of single cells in suspension," Micro & Nano Letters, Vol. 6, pp. 327-331, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote][PDF]

[J65] J. Chen, Y. Zheng, Q.Y. Tan, Y.L. Zhang, J. Li, W.B. Geddie, M.A.S. Jewett, and Y. Sun, "A microfluidic device for simultaneous electrical and mechanical measurements," Biomicrofluidics, Vol. 5, pp. 014113, March 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J64] X.P. Zhang, Z. Lu, D. Gelinas, B. Ciruna, and Y. Sun, "Batch transfer of zebrafish embryos into multiwell plates," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 8, pp. 625-632, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J63] C. Moraes, R.G. Zhao, M. Likhitpanichkul, C.A. Simmons*, and Y. Sun*, "Semi-confined compression of microfabricated polymerized biomaterial constructs," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 21, pp. 054014, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J62] J. Chen, M. Abdelgawad, L.M. Yu, N. Shakiba, W.Y. Chien, Z. Lu, W.B. Geddie, M.A.S. Jewett, and Y. Sun, "Electrodeformation for single cell mechanical characterization," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 21, pp. 054012, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J61] E. Wu, V. Menon, W.R. Geddie, and Y. Sun, "An automated microfluidic sample preparation system for laser scanning cytometry," Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 13, pp. 393-401, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J60] C. Leung, Z. Lu, N. Esfandiari, R.F. Casper, and Y. Sun, "Automated sperm immobilization for intracytoplasmic sperm injection," IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 58, pp. 935-942, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J59] M. Abdelgawad, C. Wu, W.Y. Chien, W.R. Geddie, M.A.S. Jewett, and Y. Sun, "A fast and simple method to fabricate circular microchannels in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 11, pp. 545-551, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J58] C.H. Ru, Y. Zhang, Y. Sun*, Y. Zhong, X.L. Sun, D. Hoyle, and I. Cotton, "Automated four-point probe measurement of nanowires inside a scanning electron microscope," IEEE Trans. on Nanotechnology, Vol. 10, pp. 674-681, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J57] M. Moscovici, W.Y. Chien, M. Abdelgawad, and Y. Sun, "Electrical power free, low dead volume, pressure driven pumping for microfluidic applications," Biomicrofluidics, Vol. 4, pp. 046501, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J56] Z. Lu, C. Moraes, G. Ye, C.A. Simmons, and Y. Sun, "Single cell deposition and patterning with a robotic system," PLoS ONE, Vol. 5, e13542, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J55] X.Y. Liu, R. Fernandes, A. Jurisicova, R. Casper, and Y. Sun, "In-situ mechanical characterization of mouse oocytes using a cell holding device," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 10, pp. 2154, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J54] X.Y. Liu, Z. Lu, and Y. Sun, "Orientation control of biological cells under inverted microscopy," IEEE Trans. on Mechatronics, Vol. 16, pp. 918-924, 2011. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J53] C. Moraes, Y. Sun*, and C. Simmons*, "Microfabricated platforms for mechanically dynamic cell culture," J. Visualized Experiments, http://www.jove.com/index/Details.stp?ID=2224, doi: 10.3791/2224, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote]

[J52] C. Moraes, K. Wyss, E. Brisson, B.A. Keith, Y. Sun*, and C. Simmons*, "An undergraduate lab (on-a-chip): Probing single cell mechanics on a microfluidic platform", Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Vol. 3, pp. 319-330, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J51] C. Moraes, G.H. Wang, Y. Sun*, and C. Simmons*, "A microfabricated platform for high-throughput unconfined compression of micropatterned biomaterial arrays," Biomaterials, Vol. 31, pp. 577-84, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J50] Y. Zhang, B.K. Chen, X.Y. Liu, and Y. Sun, "Autonomous robotic pick-and-place of micro objects," IEEE. Trans. Robotics, Vol. 26, pp. 200-207, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J49b] C. Moraes, Y. Sun, and C. Simmons, "Connector-less manipulation of small liquid volumes in microchannels," on-line resource of Lab on a Chip, Chips & Tips, June 18, 2010.

[J49a] C. Moraes, J.H. Chen, Y. Sun*, and C. Simmons*, "Microfabricated arrays for high-throughput screening of cellular response to cyclic substrate deformation," Lab on a Chip, Vol. 10, pp. 227-234, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J48] K.Y. Kim, J. Cheng, Q. Liu, S. Wu, and Y. Sun, "Investigation of mechanical properties of soft hydrogel microcapsules in relation to protein delivery using a MEMS force sensor," J. of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A, Vol. 92, pp. 103-113, 2010. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J47] J. Chen, M. Chu, K. Koulajian, S. Wu, A. Giacca, and Y. Sun, "A monolithic polymeric microdevice for pH-responsive drug delivery," Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 11, pp. 1251-57, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J46] C. Moraes, Y.K. Kagoma, B.M. Beca, R.L.M Tonelli-Zasarsky, Y. Sun*, and C.A. Simmons*, "Integrating polyurethane culture substrates into multilayer PDMS microdevices," Biomaterials, Vol. 30, pp. 5241-5250, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J45] D.H. Kim, P.K. Wong, J. Park, A. Levchenko, and Y. Sun, "Microengineered platforms for cell mechanobiology," Annual Rev. Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 11, pp. 203-233, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J44] X.Y. Liu and Y. Sun, "Microfabricated glass devices for rapid single cell immobilization in mouse zygote microinjection," Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 11, pp. 1169-74, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J43] X.Y. Liu, K.Y. Kim, Y. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "NanoNewton force sensing and control in microrobotic cell manipulation," International J. of Robotics Research, Vol. 28, pp. 1065-1076, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J42] C. Moraes, Y. Sun*, and C.A. Simmons*, "Solving the shrinkage-induced PDMS registration alignment issue in multilayer soft lithography," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 19, 065015, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J41] B.K. Chen, Y. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "Active release of microobjects using a MEMS microgripper to overcome adhesion forces," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (J. of MEMS), Vol. 18, pp. 652-659, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF] click to watch video

[J40] W.H. Wang, Y. Sun, S.J. Dixon, M. Alexander, and P.J. Roy, "An automated micropositioning system for investigating C. elegans locomotive behavior," J. of the Association for Laboratory Automation, Vol. 14, pp. 269-276, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J39] K.Y. Kim, X.Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, J. Cheng, S. Wu, and Y. Sun, “Elastic and viscoelastic characterization of microcapsules for drug delivery using a force-feedback MEMS microgripper,” Biomedical Microdevices, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 421-427, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J38] X.Y. Liu, Y.F. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Cell contour tracking and data synchronization for real-time, high-accuracy micropipette aspiration," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, pp. 536-543, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J37] W.H. Wang, X.Y. Liu, and Y. Sun, "High-throughput automated injection of individual biological cells," IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering, Vol. 6, pp. 209-219, 2009. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J36] R. Cicoria and Y. Sun, "Dielectrophoretically trapping semiconductive carbon nanotube networks," Nanotechnology, Vol. 19, pp. 485303, 2008. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J35] W.H. Wang, Y. Sun*, M. Zhang, R. Anderson, L. Langille, and W. Chan, "A system for high-speed microinjection of adherent cells," Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 79, pp. 104302, 2008. (selected for the November 1, 2008 issue of Virtual Journal of Biological Physics Research) [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J34] K.Y. Kim, X.Y. Liu, Y. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "NanoNewton force-controlled manipulation of biological cells using a monolithic MEMS microgripper with two-axis force feedback," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 18, 055013, 2008. (selected by Institute of Physics as an IOP Selected Article and among JMM 2008 Highlights) [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J33] J.H. Tong, C.A. Simmons, and Y. Sun, "Precision patterning of PDMS membranes and applications," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 18, pp. 701-705, 2008. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J32] Y.L. Gao, P. Sherman, Y. Sun, and D. Li, "Multiplexed high-throughput electrokinetically-controlled immunoassay for the detection of specific bacterial antibodies in human serum," Analytica Chimica Acta, Vol. 606, pp. 98-107, 2008. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J31] W.H. Wang, X.Y. Liu, D. Gelinas, B. Ciruna, and Y. Sun, "A fully automated robotic system for microinjection of zebrafish embryos," PLoS ONE, Vol. 2, No. 9, e862. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000862, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J30] X.Y. Liu, J.H. Tong, and Y. Sun, "Millimeter-sized nanomanipulator with sub-nanometer positioning resolution and large force output," Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 16, pp. 1742-1750, 2007. (selected by the journal as a Featured Article) [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J29] X.Y. Liu, K.Y. Kim, and Y. Sun, "A MEMS stage for 3-axis nanopositioning," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 17, pp. 1796-1802, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J28] J.H. Tong and Y. Sun, "Toward carbon nanotube-based AFM cantilevers," IEEE Trans. on Nanotechnology, Vol. 6, pp. 519-523, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J27] X.Y. Liu, Y. Sun, W.H. Wang, and B.M. Lansdorp, "Vision-based cellular force measurement using an elastic microfabricated device," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 17, pp. 1281-1288, 2007. (selected by the journal as a Featured Article) [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J26] W.H. Wang, X.Y. Liu, and Y. Sun, "Contact detection in microrobotic manipulation," International J. of Robotics Research, Vol. 26, pp. 821-828, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J25] X.Y. Liu, W.H. Wang, and Y. Sun, "Dynamic evaluation of autofocusing for automated microscopic analysis of blood smear and pap smear," J. of Microscopy, Vol. 227, pp. 15-23, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J24] D.J. Bell, T. Bauert, L. Zhang, L.X. Dong, Y. Sun, D. Grützmacher, and B.J. Nelson, "Directed batch assembly of three-dimensional helical nanobelts through angular winding and electroplating," Nanotechnology, Vol. 18, Art. No. 055304, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J23] B. Mahar, C. Laslau, R. Yip, and Y. Sun, "Development of carbon nanotube-based sensors - a review," IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 266-284, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J22] F. Beyeler, A. Nield, S. Oberti, D.J. Bell, Y. Sun, J. Dual, and B.J. Nelson, "Monolithically fabricated microgripper with integrated force sensor for manipulating micro-objects and biological cells aligned in an ultrasonic field," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (J. of MEMS), Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 7-15, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J21] K.Y. Kim, Y. Sun, R.M. Voyles, and B.J. Nelson, "Calibration of multi-axis MEMS force sensors using the shape from motion method," IEEE Sensors Journal, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 344-351, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J20] Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "MEMS capacitive force sensors for cellular and flight biomechanics," Biomedical Materials, Vol. 2, pp. 16-22, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J19] L. Dong, A. Subramanian, B.J. Nelson, and Y. Sun, "Nanotube encoders," Journal of Solid State Phenomena, Vol. 121-123, pp. 1363-1366, 2007. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J18] R. Venditti, J. Lee, Y. Sun, and D. Li, "An in-plane bi-directional electrothermal MEMS actuator," J. of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 16, pp. 2067-2070, 2006. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J17] I. Barbulovic Nad, M. Lucente, Y. Sun, M.J. Zhang, A.R. Wheeler, and M. Bussmann, "Bio-microarray fabrication techniques - a review," Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, Vol. 26, pp. 237-259, 2006. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J16] L.X. Dong, A. Subramanian, D. Hugentobler, B.J. Nelson, and Y. Sun, "Nano encoders based on vertical arrays of individual carbon nanotubes," Advanced Robotics, Vol. 20, pp. 1281-1301, 2006. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J15] D.J. Bell, Y. Sun, L. Zhang, L.X. Dong, B.J. Nelson, and D. Grützmacher, "Three- dimensional nanosprings for electromechanical sensors," Sensors and Actuators (A), Vol. 130-131, pp. 54-61, 2006. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J14] D.H. Kim, C.N. Hwang, Y. Sun, S.H. Lee, B.K. Kim, and B.J. Nelson, "Mechanical analysis of chorion softening in prehatching stages of zebrafish embryos," IEEE Transactions on NanoBioScience, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 89-94, 2006. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J13] D.H. Kim, M.G. Lee, B. Kim, and Y. Sun, "A superelastic alloy microgripper with embedded electromagnetic actuators and piezoelectric force sensors: a numerical and experimental study," Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 14, pp. 1265-1272, 2005. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J12] A. Haake, A. Neild, D.H. Kim, J.E. Ihm, Y. Sun, J. Dual, and B.K. Ju, "Manipulation of cells using an ultrasonic pressure field," Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 31, No. 6, pp. 857-864, 2005.  [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J11] Y. Sun, S.N. Fry, D.P. Potassek, D.J. Bell, and B.J. Nelson, "Characterizing fruit fly flight behavior using a microforce sensor with a new comb drive configuration," IEEE/ASME Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (J. of MEMS), Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 4-11, 2005.  [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]click to watch video

[J10] D. Piyabongkarn, Y. Sun, R. Rajamani, A. Sezen, and B.J. Nelson, "Travel range extension of MEMS electrostatic microactuators," IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 138-145, 2005. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J9] Y. Sun, M.A. Greminger, and B.J. Nelson, "Investigating protein structure change in the zona pellucida with a microrobotic system," International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 24, No. 2-3, pp. 211-218, 2005. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J8] D.H. Kim, Y. Sun, S. Yun, S. Lee, and B. Kim, "Investigating chorion softening of zebrafish embryos with a microrobotic force sensing system," Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 1359-1363, 2005.  [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J7] Y. Sun, S. Duthaler, and B.J. Nelson, "Autofocusing in computer microscopy - selecting the optimal focus algorithm," Microscopy Research and Technique, Vol. 65, No. 3, pp. 139-149, 2004. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J6] Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "MEMS for cellular force measurements and molecular detection," International Journal of Information Acquisition, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 23-32, 2004. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J5] Y. Sun, M.A. Greminger, and B.J. Nelson, "Nanopositioning of a multi-axis microactuator using visual servoing," Journal of Micromechatronics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 141-155, 2004. [BibTex] [EndNote]

[J4] Y. Sun, K.T. Wan, B.J. Nelson, J. Bischof, and K. Roberts, "Mechanical property characterization of the mouse zona pellucida," IEEE Transactions on NanoBioScience, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 279-286, Dec. 2003. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J3] Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "Biological cell injection using an autonomous microrobotic system," International Journal of Robotics Research, Vol. 21, No. 10-11, pp. 861-868, Oct.-Nov., 2002. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J2] Y. Sun, D. Piyabongkarn, A. Sezen, B.J. Nelson, and R. Rajamani, "A high-aspect-ratio two-axis electrostatic microactuator with extended travel range," Sensors and Actuators (A), Vol. 102, No. 1, pp. 49-60, 2002. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]

[J1] Y. Sun, B.J. Nelson, D. P. Potasek, and E. Enikov, "A bulk microfabricated multi-axis capacitive cellular force sensor using transverse comb drives," Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, Vol. 12, No. 6, pp. 832-840, 2002. [BibTex] [EndNote] [PDF]
Book Chapters:

[BC30] C.S. Dai, Z.R. Zhang, G.Q. Shan, and Y. Sun, "Automation techniques and systems for ICSI,” ICSI and Oocyte Micromanipulation," Manual of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection in Human Assisted Reproduction, Eds. Z.P. Nagy and G. Palermo, Cambridge University Press, 2020.

[BC29] M.D. Fridman, J. Liu, Y. Sun, and R.M. Hamilton, "Microinjection technique for assessment of gap junction function," Gap Junction Protocols, Ed. S. Johnstone, Springer, 2016.

[BC28] X.K. Dong, W. Johnson, Y. Sun*, and X.Y. Liu*, "Robotic micromanipulation of cells and small organisms," Emerging Tools for Micro and Nano Manipulation, Eds. Yu Sun and X.Y. Liu, Wiley-VCH, 2015.

[BC27] D.K. Luu, C.Y. Shi, and Y. Sun, "A review of nanomanipulation in scanning electron microscopes," Fundamentals and Applications of Nanopositioning Technologies, Eds. C.H. Ru, X.Y. Liu, and Yu Sun, Springer-New York, 2015.

[BC26] C. Moraes, L.A. MacQueen, Y. Sun, and C.A. Simmons, "Microscale generation of dynamic forces in cell culture systems," Integrative Mechanobiology: Micro and Nano Techniques in Cell Mechanobiology, Eds. Yu Sun, D.H. Kim, and C.A. Simmons, Cambridge University Press, 2015.

[BC25] J. Liu, D. Pyne, M. Abdelgawad, and Y. Sun, "Automated vitrification of mammalian embryos on a digital microfluidic device," Cryopreservation of Mammalian Gametes and Embryos: Methods and Protocols, Springer-New York, Eds. Ashok Agarwal, Zsolt Peter Nagy, and Alex Varghese, invited chapter, 2014.

[BC24] L. MacQueen, C. Moraes, Y. Sun, Craig A. Simmons, "Dynamic mechanical environments to quantify and control cellular dynamics," Cells, Forces and the Microenvironment, Ed. Charles Cuerrier, Pan Stanford Publishing, invited chapter, 2013.

[BC23] Y. Zheng, E. Shojaei-Baghini, A. Azad, C. Wang, and Y. Sun, "A microfluidic device for biophysical characterization of red blood cells," Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, Springer, Editor: D.Q. Li, invited chapter, 2013.

[BC22] C.H. Cao, X.Z. Wu, X. Xi, T. Filleter, and Y. Sun, "Mechanical characterization of graphene," Handbook of Nanomaterials Properties, Springer-Verlag, Editors: B. Bhushan, D. Luo, S. Schricker, W. Sigmund, and S. Zauscher, invited chapter, 2013.

[BC21] J. Liu, Z. Lu, C. Leung, and Y. Sun, "Quantitative analysis of locomotive behavior of sperm head and tail," Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, eds. J.P. Desai et al., Springer-Verlag London Ltd., London, invited chapter, 2013.

[BC20] E. Shojaei-Baghini and Y. Sun, "Robotic micropipette aspiration of biological cells," Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, eds. J.P. Desai et al., Springer-Verlag London Ltd., London, invited chapter, 2013.

[BC19] J. Liu, C. Moraes, Z. Lu, C.A. Simmons, and Y. Sun, "Single cell deposition," Laboratory Methods in Cell Biology, Elsevier, ed. Michael Conn, invited chapter, 2012.

[BC18] J. Liu, C. Leung, Z. Lu, and Y. Sun, "Sperm tracking, analysis, and manipulation," Characterization, Control, and Applications of Smart Materials Based Actuators at the Micro/Nano-Scale, Springer-Verlag, eds. Cédric Clévy, Micky Rakotondrabe, and Nicolas Chaillet, invited chapter, 2012.

[BC17] Y.L. Zhang, Y. Zhang, C.H. Ru, J. Li, and Y. Sun, "Nanorobotic manipulation of 1D nanomaterials in scanning electron microscopes," NanoRobotics: Current Approaches and Techniques, Springer, editors: Antoine Ferreira and Constantinos Mavroidis, invited chapter, 2012.

[BC16] B.K. Chen and Y. Sun, "Miniaturization of micromanipulation tools," Advanced Mechatronics and MEMS Devices, Springer, editor: Dan Zhang, invited chapter, 2012.

[BC15] J. Chen, M. Chu, C.R. Gordijo, X.Y. Wu, and Y. Sun, "Stimuli-responsive drug delivery micro chips," Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology (Section: Biomedical Engineering and Biodevices), Springer, editor-in-chief: Bharat Bhushan, invited chapter, 2012.

[BC14] J. Li, L.D. You, and Y. Sun, "Nanostructure field effect transistor biosensors," Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology (Section: Biomedical Engineering and Biodevices), Springer, editor-in-chief: Bharat Bhushan, invited chapter, 2012.

[BC13] J. Chen, Q.Y. Tan, N. Shakiba, and Y. Sun, "Single-cell impedance spectroscopy," Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology (Section: Biomedical Engineering and Biodevices), Springer, editor-in-chief: Bharat Bhushan, invited chapter, 2012.

[BC12] X.Y. Liu and Yu Sun, "Cellular force measurement using computer vision microscopy and a polymeric microdevice," Signal Measurement and Estimation Techniques: Micro and Nanotechnology, Springer-Verlag, eds. Cédric Clévy, Micky Rakotondrabe, and Nicolas Chaillet, invited chapter, 2012.

[BC11] C. Moraes, Y. Sun, and C.A. Simmons, "Microfabricated devices for studying cellular biomechanics and mechanobiology," Studies in Mechanobiology, Tissue Engineering, and Biomaterials, Springer, ed. A. Gefen, pp. 145-175, 2011.  

[BC10] Z. Lu, X.Y. Liu, X.P. Zhang, C. Leung, N. Esfandiari, R.F. Casper, and Y. Sun, "Automated robotic intracytoplasmic sperm injection," Practical IVF- Advanced Methods and Novel Devices, Springer-Verlag, eds. A. Varghese, P. Nagy, and A. Agarwal, invited chapter, 2011.  

[BC9] X.Y. Liu and Y. Sun, "Visually servoed cell orientation control in microrobotic cell manipulation," Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, eds. O. Khatib, G.J. Pappas, V. Kumar, Springer-Verlag, pp. 179-187, 2009.  

[BC8] X.Y. Liu, K.Y. Kim, Y. Zhang, and Y. Sun, "NanoNewton force sensing and control in microrobotic cell manipulation," Robotics Science and Systems, eds. O. Brock and J. Trinkle, MIT Press, to appear in 2009.  

[BC7] C.F. Graetzel, S.N. Fry, F. Beyeler, Y. Sun, and B.J. Nelson, "Real-time microforce sensors and high speed vision system for insect flight control analysis," Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, eds. O. Khatib, V. Kumar, and D. Rus, Springer-Verlag, pp. 451-460, 2008.  

[BC6] Y. Sun, D.H. Kim, and A. Hashime, "Biological cell sorting automation," Life Science Automation: Fundamentals and Applications, eds. M.J. Zhang, B.J. Nelson, and R.A. Felder, Artech House Publishers, invited chapter, pp. 411-434, 2007.  

[BC5] Y. Sun, X.Y. Liu, and B.J. Nelson, "Biological cell and tissue manipulation automation," Life Science Automation: Fundamentals and Applications, eds. M.J. Zhang, B.J. Nelson, and R.A. Felder, Artech House Publishers, invited chapter, pp. 369-394, 2007.  

[BC4]   D.J. Bell, Y. Sun, and B.J. Nelson, "Capacitive microforce sensors in biology," Encyclopedia of Sensors, eds. C.A. Grimes, E.C. Dickey, and M.V. Pishko, American Scientific Publishers, invited chapter, Vol. 1, pp. 449-462, 2006.   

[BC3] B.J. Nelson, Y. Sun, and M.A Greminger, "Microrobotics for molecular biology: manipulating deformable objects at the microscale," Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, eds. R. Chatila, P. Dario, and O. Khatib, pp. 115-124, 2004.  

[BC2] Y. Sun, M.A Greminger, D.P. Potasek, and B.J. Nelson, "A visually servoed MEMS manipulator," Experimental Robotics VIII, eds. B. Siciliano and P. Dario, Springer-Verlag London Ltd., London, pp. 255-264, 2003.  

[BC1] Y. Sun and B.J. Nelson, "Autonomous injection of biological cells using visual servoing," Experimental Robotics VII, eds. D. Rus and S. Singh, Springer-Verlag London Ltd., pp. 169-178, 2001.
Conference Publications: 156 (full articles with full review)

Recent Events

Y. Sun received the IEEE NTC Pioneer Award in Nanotechnology. (04/2025)

Y. Sun gave a plenary talk at IEEE-NSENS in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (03/2025)

Y. Sun gave a plenary talk at Robots for Science Conference in Hong Kong. (01/2025)

Y. Sun co-chaired the Materials for Robotics symposium at 2024 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston. (12/2024)

W.T. Tang passed his Ph.D. defense. (09/2024)

IEEE CASE was held in Bari, Italy. Y. Sun was a co-General Chair of the conference. (08/2024)

Y. Sun visited ETH-Zurich and gave a keynote talk at CRYO'24 in Washington DC. (07/2024)

Led by W.Y. Chen, AMNL was awarded first prize for technical achievement by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). (06/2024)

Y. Sun gave a keynote presenation at IEEE ICRA'24 in Yokohama. (05/2024)

Prof. Yonggang Huang from Northwestern University came to visit MIE and AMNL. (02/2024)

Y. Sun was elected by IEEE RAS to serve on the Administrative Committee (AdCom). (01/2024)

W.K. Dou received a pretigious William J. Wilder Research Fellowship from the Hospital for Sick Children. (12/2023)

Prof. Gang Chen from MIT came to visit MIE and AMNL. (10/2023)

S. Yang and J.H. Law defended their theses and received their M.A.Sc. degree and Ph.D. degree, respectively. (09/2023)

J.H. Law received Frontiers of Science Award at International Congress of Basic Science. (07/2023)

IEEE RAS President, Prof. Frank Park visited UofT Robotics Institute and AMNL. (06/2023)

Robotics Institute attended and exhibited at IEEE ICRA'23 in London, UK. (05/2023)

Y. Sun attended the IEEE Editors-in-Chief meeting in Chicago. (04/2023)

X. Wang started his Assistant Professor position at Queen's University; C.S. Dai started his Professor position at Dalian University of Technology. (03/2023)

Y. Sun joined the editorial board of Science Robotics. (02/2023)

W.K. Dou won Best Presentation Award at IEE MEMS'23 in Munich, Germany. (01/2023)

AMNL had its end-of-year lab gathering on the Xmas eve. (12/2022)

David Rolko graduated with his Master's degree. (11/2022)

Y. Sun joined the editorial board of the Science-partnered journal, Research. (10/2022)

G.Q. Shan completed his Ph.D. defense. (09/2022)

M. Zhu was awarded a SickKids RESTRACOMP postdoctoral fellowship. (08/2022)

MARSS'22 was held July 25-28 in Toronto, hosted on the campus of UofT. (07/2022)

Y. Sun received the IEEE EMBS Technical Achievement Award. (06/2022)

Z.J. Huang completed his Ph.D. defense; Y. Sun chaired the ETH MSRL 20th anniversary symposium in Zurich. (05/2022)

T. Cui was awarded an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship. (02/2022)

W.K. Dou was awarded a SickKids RESTRACOMP postdoctoral fellowship. (01/2021)

Y. Sun was awarded an NSERC Synergy Award for Innovation. (12/2021)

Y. Sun was elected to be a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. (11/2021)

Y. Sun started his term as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Trans. Automation Science and Engineering. (10/2021)

D.K. Dou completed his Ph.D. defense. (09/2021)

X. Wang was awarded a prestigious Dunn Brain Tumor Research Fellowship. (08/2021)

Z.R. Zhang started his Assistant Professor position at CUHK-Shenzhen. (07/2021)

Y. Sun was Program Chair of IEEE ICRA'2021 that was held in Xi'an, with 4,056 submissions from 59 countries. (06/2021)

X.J. Liu started his Associate Professor position at Dalian University of Technology. (03/2021)

L.M. Xin started his Professor position at Shanghai University. (02/2021)

AMNL won the UofT Connaught Innovation Award. (01/2021)

X. Wang received the L.C. Tsui Fellowship from the Hopital for Sick Children. Z.Y. Gong received a J.H. Weber and E.C. Mariano Graduate Scholarship. (12/2020)

C.S. Dai's paper was accepted by Nature Reviews Urology. Y. Sun received the CSME Mechatronics Medal. (11/2020)

Led by Z.R. Zhang, AMNL was awarded first prize for technical achievement by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). (10/2020)

T. Cui and M. Zhu passed their Ph.D. defenses. X.J. Liu received a PDF Fellowship from the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research. (09/2020)

H. Madhusudanan and L.H. Du passed M.A.Sc. defenses; X. Wang and C.S. Dai passed their Ph.D. defenses. (08/2020)

UofT labs reopened with measures taken to ensure safety. (07/2020)

M. Zhu received a prestigious Medicine by Design postdoctoral fellowship. (06/2020)

AMNL alumnus, Changhong Cao accepted an offer of assistant professor from McGill University. (05/2020)

Liming's paper was selected as an Editors' Choice by Science Translational Medicine. (04/2020)

UofT and AMNL are closed due to COVID-19. (03/2020)

M. Zhu's paper on stiffness mapping deep in tissue was published in PNAS. (02/2020)

T. Cui's paper on Fatigue of Graphene was published in Nature Materials. (01/2020)

AMNL won the UofT Connaught Innovation Award. (12/2019)

Y. Sun attended the new fellow induction ceremony of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). (11/2019)

Y. Sun was elected Fellow of AIMBE (American Institute of Medicine and Biomedical Engineering). (10/2019)

W.K. Dou again received a Ph.D. fellowship from the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research Education Fund. Congrats! (08/2019)

Y. Sun gave a plenary talk at MARSS'2019 (Int. Conf. on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales). MARSS'2020 will be held in Toronto. (07/2019)

AMNL won the Michael R. Freeman Innovation Award together with Toronto General Hospital. (06/2019)

AMNL presented three papers at IEEE ICRA'19 in Montreal. C.S. Dai's paper won the Best Paper Award in Automation. (05/2019)

Y. Sun gave a plenary talk at IEEE NEMS'2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. (04/2019)

X. Wang's Science Robotics paper and M. Zhu's Nature Communications paper were accepted for publication. (03/2019)

NSERC CREATE Heathcare Robotics (HeRo) was granted by NSERC. (02/2019)

Lab rennovation, funded by Canada foundation for innovation (CFI), was completed. (01/2019)

Y. Sun was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). (12/2018)

AMNL presented three papers at MicroTAS'2018 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. (11/2018)

Y. Sun gave an invited seminar in the Schaefer School of Engineering & Science at Stevens Institute of Technology. (10/2018)

C.H. Cao headed to MIT for his postdoctoral research. AMNL team wishes him the best. (09/2018)

W.K. Dou received a pretigious Ph.D. fellowship from the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research Education Fund. (08/2018)

AMNL won the Best Application Paper Award at the International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS) in Nagoya, Japan. (07/2018)

Y. Sun accepted the role of Editor for the Elsevier journal, Sensors & Acutators A: Physical. (06/2018)

AMNL presented three papers at IEEE International Conf. Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Brisbane, Australia. (05/2018)

J.H. Law won the Ontario Trillium Scholarship; G.Q. Shan won the Connaught International Scholarship; Y. Sun gave an invited seminar at the Univerity of Pennsylvania. (04/2018)

AMNL won the IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering Best New Application Paper Award. (03/2018)

C. Cao won an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship. His paper in Science Advances was accepted for publication. (02/2018)

AMNL won the UofT Connaught Innovation Award; H.J. Liu won the UPenn postdoctoral fellowship. (01/2018)

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